Environmental degradation and health risks in Beijing, China

Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-37

  Qi, Jun ^a   Yang, Linsheng ^a   Wang, Wuyi ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Beijing; Environmental degradation; Health risks; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONSUMER; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH HAZARD; HEAT ACCLIMATIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; METHODOLOGY; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOIL POLLUTION; URBANIZATION; CITY; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTANT;

AIR POLLUTION; CHINA; CITIES; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS; URBANIZATION; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 45549085104     PISSN: 19338244     EISSN: 21544700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/AEOH.62.1.33-37     Document Type: Article

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