Of the world but not in it: Barriers to community access and education for persons with environmental sensitivities

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-16

  Gibson, Pamela Reed ^a  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DISABLED PERSON; ENVIRONMENTAL DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DISABLED PERSONS; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 77949375864     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330903042823     Document Type: Article

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