You get what you pay for: Environmental policy and public health

Publius: The Journal of Federalism

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 95-116

  Woods, Neal D ^a   Konisky, David M ^b   Bowman, Ann O'M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c Texas A and M University   (United States)

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EID: 58049152852     PISSN: 00485950     EISSN: 17477107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/publius/pjn024     Document Type: Article

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