Conceptual environmental justice model for evaluating chemical pathways of exposure in low-income, minority, Native American, and other unique exposure populations

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Burger, Joanna ^a,c   Gochfeld, Michael ^b,c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MINORITY GROUP; POVERTY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MINORITY GROUPS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POVERTY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EID: 81555207220     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2010.300077     Document Type: Article

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