Peri-urbanization and in-home environmental health risks: The side effects of planned and unplanned growth

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 207, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 447-454

  Graham, Jay ^a,c   Gurian, Patrick ^a   Corella Barud, Verónica ^a   Avitia Diaz, Raquel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CIUDAD JUÁREZ   (Mexico)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Health and exposure; Housing; Safety; Urbanization; US Mexico border

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

ARTICLE; DIZZINESS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING; HUMAN; MEXICO; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SANITATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBANIZATION;

EID: 7944225735     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1438-4639-00314     Document Type: Article

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