Hydraulic fracturing: A new public health problem 138 years in the making?

Public Health

Volumn 127, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 887-888

  Mackie, P ^a   Johnman, C ^a   Sim, F ^a  

^a Institute of Healthcare Management   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; COLD EXPOSURE; DISASTER; EDITORIAL; ENERGY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY TARIFF SWITCHING; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FUEL POVERTY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; MORTALITY; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; UNITED KINGDOM;

EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING INDUSTRY; GAS, NATURAL; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84887258506     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2013.09.009     Document Type: Editorial

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