Living in utility scarcity: Energy and water insecurity in Northwest Alaska

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1010-1018

  Eichelberger, Laura Palen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST; ECONOMICS; ESKIMO; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING; HUMAN; HYGIENE; POWER SUPPLY; RURAL POPULATION; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WATER SUPPLY;

ALASKA; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INUITS; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 77952251552     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.160846     Document Type: Article

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