Erratum: “CAFOs and Environmental Justice: The Case of North Carolina”
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چکیده
The June 2013 News article " CAFOs and Environmental Justice: The Case of North Carolina " [Environ Health Perspect 121:A182–A189 (2013)] referred to farms that companies " co-own with farmers. " These farms should have been referred to as " company-owned. " EHP regrets the error.
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عنوان ژورنال:
دوره 121 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013