Lessons learned from"The Skeptical Environmentalist": An environmental health perspective

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 207, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-67

  Bodnar, Agnes ^a   Castorina, Rosemary ^a   Desai, Manish ^a   Duramad, Paurene ^a   Fischer, Susan ^a   Klepeis, Neil ^a   Liang, Song ^a   Mehta, Sumi ^a   Naumoff, Kyra ^a   Noth, Elizabeth M ^a   Schei, Morten ^a   Tian, Linwei ^a   Vork, Kathleen L ^a   Smith, Kirk R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bj rn Lomborg; Environmental health; Skeptical Environmentalist

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; ESTROGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; TOBACCO SMOKE;

AIR POLLUTION; ALLERGY; ASTHMA; BOOK; CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; GLOBAL CHANGE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMAN; INFECTION; JUSTICE; POLICY; REVIEW; WELFARE;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 9144248308     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1438-4639-00265     Document Type: Article

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