Breathless in Houston: A political ecology of health approach to understanding environmental health concerns

Medical Anthropology: Cross Cultural Studies in Health and Illness

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 295-326

  Harper, Janice ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Air quality; Asthma; Political ecology

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ANTHROPOLOGY; ASTHMA; BIOMEDICINE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; GEOGRAPHY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MOLECULAR ECOLOGY; REVIEW; THEORETICAL STUDY;

AIR POLLUTION; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; ASTHMA; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL; TEXAS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 9344266886     PISSN: 01459740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01459740490513521     Document Type: Review

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