Natural Disasters and Man-Made Responses: Are We Protecting Environmental Health?
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Natural disasters and man-made responses: are we protecting environmental health?
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Health Perspectives
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0091-6765
DOI: 10.2307/3431643