The chernobyl disaster, concern about the environment, and life satisfaction

Kyklos

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-8

  Berger, Eva M ^a  

^a DIW BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY;

GERMANY;

EID: 74549191373     PISSN: 00235962     EISSN: 14676435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6435.2010.00457.x     Document Type: Article

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