The meaning of health among mid-Appalachian women within the context of the environment

Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 290-296

  Resick, Lenore K ^a   Knestrick, Joyce M ^b   Counts, Mona M ^c   Pizzuto, Lindsay K ^d  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Frontier Nursing University   (United States)

^c Primary Care Center of Mt Morris   (United States)

^d Duquesne University School of Nursing   (United States)

Author keywords

Appalachian women; Environmental health; Natural gas drilling; Phenomenology; Place matters; Powerlessness

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; WOMENS HEALTH;

APPALACHIANS;

EID: 84977134466     PISSN: 21906483     EISSN: 21906491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13412-013-0119-y     Document Type: Article

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