Environmental Health Needs in a Dynamic Society
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Environmental health needs in a dynamic society.
When we speak of a healthful environment, we think mainly of safe, wholesome, palatable water, of a healthful diet, of clean air, and of shelter for our families where they live, and work, and rest. The need for a healthful environment is common to all peoples: it cuts across boundaries of occupation, race, class, and politics. If it differs from neighborhood to neighborhood, and from region to...
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عنوان ژورنال: Public Health Reports (1896-1970)
سال: 1952
ISSN: 0094-6214
DOI: 10.2307/4588237