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  1. Environmental and Occupational Health, UMDNJ-School of Public Health, 683 Hoes Lane West, 3rd Floor, SPH Building, PO Box 9, Piscataway, 08854, NJ, USA

    Derek Shendell D.Env, MPH & Alexandra C H Nowakowski MPH

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Shendell, D., Nowakowski, A. Senior safety zones: Community built environment factors around senior wellness centers. J Public Health Pol 31, 115–118 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1057/jphp.2009.44

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