Bumps on the road to preparedness

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 272-273

  Frumkin, Howard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; HEALTH HAZARD; LAW; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 78651500787     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2010.11.001     Document Type: Note

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