Burden of disease from toxic waste sites in India, Indonesia, and the Philippines in 2010

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 121, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 791-796

  Chatham Stephens, Kevin ^a   Caravanos, Jack ^b,c   Ericson, Bret ^c   Sunga Amparo, Jennifer ^c,d   Susilorini, Budi ^d   Sharma, Promila ^d   Landrigan, Philip J ^a   Fuller, Richard ^c  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c Blacksmith Institute   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS BAÑOS   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Asia; Burden of disease; Chemical exposure; Disability adjusted life year; Toxic waste sites

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; LEAD; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; DEATH; DISABILITY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INDONESIA; MALARIA; MALE; MORBIDITY; PHILIPPINES; POPULATION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOXIC WASTE;

EID: 84879597197     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1206127     Document Type: Article

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