Pollution and Infant Health

Child Development Perspectives

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 237-242

  Currie, Janet ^a,b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Environmental justice; Infant health; Low birthweight; Superfund; Toxics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887412490     PISSN: 17508592     EISSN: 17508606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cdep.12047     Document Type: Article

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