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International Journal of Public Health
Published in: International Journal of Public Health 1/2019

01-01-2019 | Editorial

Equity, a necessary consideration in the interface between health and the environment

Authors: Irene Vélez-Torres, Fabián Méndez, Martine Vrijheid

Published in: International Journal of Public Health | Issue 1/2019

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Excerpt

The surface of the earth is our shared property, and none of us has more ‘right’ to occupy it than any other member of the human specie. And so, ultimately, at the time the limits of dispersion make themselves felt, there will be no recourse but to live together and support each other.
Zygmunt Bauman – Society under siege
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Metadata
Title
Equity, a necessary consideration in the interface between health and the environment
Authors
Irene Vélez-Torres
Fabián Méndez
Martine Vrijheid
Publication date
01-01-2019
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
International Journal of Public Health / Issue 1/2019
Print ISSN: 1661-8556
Electronic ISSN: 1661-8564
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-018-1152-0

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