Unrest in Baltimore: The role of public health

JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 313, Issue 24, 2015, Pages 2425-2426

  Wen, Leana S ^a   Sharfstein, Joshua M ^b  

^a Baltimore City Hlth Dept Chest C   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL DISORDER; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HOUSING; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEAD POISONING; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SCHOOL; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES; PREVENTION AND CONTROL;

BALTIMORE; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; RIOTS;

EID: 84937604931     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2015.5561     Document Type: Short Survey

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