Migration, health, and environment in the desert southwest

Population and Environment

Volumn 30, Issue 4-5, 2009, Pages 131-158

  Yabiku, Scott T ^a   Glick, Jennifer E ^a   Wentz, Elizabeth A ^a   Haas, Steven A ^a   Zhu, Li ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Health; Migration; Southwestern US

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; DESERT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH IMPACT; IMMIGRANT; MIGRATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69849094616     PISSN: 01990039     EISSN: 15737810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11111-009-0082-4     Document Type: Article

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