The global effects of volcanic eruptions on human health and agriculture: A review

Journal of Agromedicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 31-43

  Glaser, Anthony N ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Eruptions; Medicine; Public health; Volcanos

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL IMPACT; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; HEALTH IMPACT; NATURAL DISASTER; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EID: 0030470816     PISSN: 1059924X     EISSN: 15450813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J096v03n02_04     Document Type: Article

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