Journal article
The Aral Sea disaster and self-rated health
Abstract
This study examined the effect of psychosocial factors and environmental perceptions on self-rated health in the environmentally devastated Aral Sea area of Karakalpakstan. Self-rated health was assessed using a questionnaire on 881 randomly selected individuals from three communities. Communities were chosen based on relative differences with regards to economic and ethnic characteristics, and distance from the sea coast. Consistent with …
Authors
Crighton EJ; Elliott SJ; Upshur R; van der Meer J; Small I
Journal
Health & Place, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 73–82
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
June 2003
DOI
10.1016/s1353-8292(02)00017-5
ISSN
1353-8292