What causes environmental inequalities and related health effects? an analysis of evolving concepts

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 5807-5827

  Kruize, Hanneke ^a   Droomers, Mariël ^b   van Kamp, Irene ^a   Ruijsbroek, Annemarie ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conceptual framework; Environmental inequalities; Environmental justice; Health inequalities; Integrated approach; Multilevel

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HEALTH IMPACT; INTEGRATED APPROACH; POLICY APPROACH;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL INEQUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE CONCEPTS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SECTOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JUSTICE; LIFESTYLE; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CONCEPT FORMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CONCEPT FORMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 84901799882     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110605807     Document Type: Review

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