Proximate industrial activity and psychological distress

Population and Environment

Volumn 30, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 3-25

  Boardman, Jason D ^a   Downey, Liam ^a   Jackson, James S ^b   Merrill, J Bryce ^a   Saint Onge, Jarron M ^c   Williams, David R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Neighborhood; Pollution; Psychological distress; Stress

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GENDER ISSUE; NEIGHBORHOOD; POLLUTION; PSYCHOLOGY; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 62149126650     PISSN: 01990039     EISSN: 15737810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11111-008-0075-8     Document Type: Article

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