Environmental Justice at School: Understanding Research, Policy, and Practice to Improve Our Children's Health

Journal of School Health

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 246-252

  Sampson, Natalie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Child and adolescent health; Environmental health; Policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; RESEARCH; SCHOOL; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; RESEARCH; SCHOOLS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859762035     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2012.00694.x     Document Type: Article

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