Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing
Volume 3, Issue 5 , Pages 524-528 , September 2007

Environmental Injustice: Children’s Health Disparities and the Role of the Environment

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doi: 10.1016/j.explore.2007.07.009

Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing
Volume 3, Issue 5 , Pages 524-528 , September 2007

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