Promoting environmental public health in rapidly urbanizing area of less-developed countries in Africa: A collaborative interdisciplinary training in Ibadan, Nigeria

Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 26-35

  Shendell, Derek G ^a   Ana, Godson R E E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; HEALTH RISK; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH WORK; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; METHODOLOGY; NIGERIA; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; URBANIZATION;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE; NIGERIA; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH; URBANIZATION;

IBADAN; NIGERIA; OYO;

EID: 80051522991     PISSN: 00220892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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