Social disparities in health: Disproportionate toxicity proximity in minority communities over a decade

Health and Place

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 674-683

  Hipp, John R ^a   Lakon, Cynthia M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental justice; Longitudinal; Neighborhoods; Race ethnicity

Indexed keywords

ASIAN IMMIGRANT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; ETHNIC MINORITY; ETHNICITY; FUTURE PROSPECT; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SERVICES; LATINO PEOPLE; LONGITUDINAL GRADIENT; RACE; SERVICE PROVISION; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; ASIAN; CITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MINORITY GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; TOXIC WASTE; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952673561     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.02.005     Document Type: Article

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