Field survey of health perception and complaints of pennsylvania residents in the marcellus shale region

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 6517-6527

  Saberi, Pouné ^a   Propert, Kathleen Joy ^b   Powers, Martha ^c   Emmett, Edward ^b   Green Mckenzie, Judith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health perceptions; Hydraulic fracturing; Marcellus shale; Medical records; Patient concerns; Pennsylvania; Symptoms; Unconventional natural gas development

Indexed keywords

FIELD SURVEY; HEALTH IMPACT; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; NATURAL GAS; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SHALE; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; MINING; OIL AND GAS FIELD; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES;

PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

NATURAL GAS;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING INDUSTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; NATURAL GAS; OIL AND GAS FIELDS; PENNSYLVANIA; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84902981898     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110606517     Document Type: Article

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