Psychosocial health of residents exposed to soil pollution in a Flemish neighbourhood

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1646-1657

  Vandermoere, Frédéric ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Mental health; Public participation; Risk; Soil pollution

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEAVY METAL; MENTAL HEALTH; MITIGATION; PAH; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; BELGIUM; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; METALS, HEAVY; MIDDLE AGED; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 43049176518     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.12.031     Document Type: Article

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