Residential proximity to environmental hazards and adverse health outcomes

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Brender, Jean D ^a   Maantay, Juliana A ^b   Chakraborty, Jayajit ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DANGEROUS GOODS; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; REVIEW;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 81555203159     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300183     Document Type: Article

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