Economics of children's environmental health

Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 98-106

  Trasande, Leonardo ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

children's environmental health; economics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79251474718     PISSN: 00272507     EISSN: 19317581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/msj.20234     Document Type: Article

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