Climate change and health: Implications for research, monitoring, and policy

British Medical Journal

Volumn 315, Issue 7112, 1997, Pages 870-874

  Haines, Andrew ^a   McMichael, Anthony J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH HAZARD; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0030984085     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.315.7112.870     Document Type: Short Survey

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