Raising chickens in city backyards: The public health role

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 734-742

  Pollock, S L ^a   Stephen, C ^b,c,d   Skuridina, N ^d   Kosatsky, T ^d,e,f  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b Centre for Coastal Health   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e Environmental Health Services   (Canada)

^f Environmental Health   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmental health; Public health practice; Urban agriculture; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CHICKEN; CITY; HEALTH; HUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CITIES; HUMANS; NORTH AMERICA; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; URBAN HEALTH; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84864040182     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-011-9504-1     Document Type: Review

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