Environmental justice and infectious disease: Gaps, issues, and research needs

Environmental Justice

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 8-20

  Abara, Winston ^a   Wilson, Sacoby M ^b   Burwell, Kristen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; HEALTH IMPACT; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; RESEARCH WORK; URBANIZATION;

EID: 84857316282     PISSN: 19394071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/env.2010.0043     Document Type: Article

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