Self-rated health and its association with perceived environmental hazards, the social environment, and cultural stressors in an environmental justice population

• Main Authors: Judy Y. Ou (Author), Junenette L. Peters (Author), Jonathan I. Levy (Author), Roseann Bongiovanni (Author), Alina Rossini (Author), Madeleine K. Scammell (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Communities with large minority populations often are located near sources of pollution and have higher crime rates, which may work in combination with other factors to influence health. Poor self-rated health is related to chronic health conditions and premature mortality, with...