Health geography I: Social justice, idealist theory, health and health care

Progress in Human Geography

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 466-475

  Rosenberg, Mark ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

access; environmental justice; health; health care; idealist theory; neighbourhoods; social justice

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; HEALTH CARE; NEIGHBORHOOD; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EID: 84904887833     PISSN: 03091325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0309132513498339     Document Type: Review

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