Public Health
Volume 123, Issue 12 , Page 820 , December 2009

On the limitations of health impact assessment

Received 8 June 2009 ,Accepted 28 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2009.09.023

Public Health
Volume 123, Issue 12 , Page 820 , December 2009