Perceptions of environmental health risks and communication barriers among low-SEP and racial/ethnic minority communities

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 18, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 165-183

  Taylor Clark, Kalahn ^a   Koh, Howard ^a   Viswanath, K ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication barriers; Communication inequality; Environmental health; Focus groups; Health communication; Health disparities

Indexed keywords

EID: 38049156134     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2007.0113     Document Type: Article

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