Perspectives on community health issues and the mining boom-bust cycle

Resources Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 178-186

  Shandro, Janis A ^a   Veiga, Marcello M ^a   Shoveller, Jean ^a   Scoble, Malcolm ^a   Koehoorn, Mieke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community health; Health services; Mining

Indexed keywords

BRITISH COLUMBIA; COAL MINING; COMMUNITY HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES; MENTAL HEALTH; MINING ACTIVITIES; MINING COMMUNITIES; MINING INDUSTRY; QUALITATIVE STUDY; RELATED INJURIES; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS; SOCIAL SERVICE; STAKEHOLDER GROUPS;

HEALTH;

COAL MINING; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH SERVICES; MENTAL HEALTH; MINING INDUSTRY; SERVICE PROVISION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STAKEHOLDER;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

EID: 79957559905     PISSN: 03014207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2011.01.004     Document Type: Article

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