Climate change, human health, and sustainable development

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 583-588

  Martens, W J M ^a   Slooff, R ^b   Jackson, E K ^c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c Greenpeace International   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; HEALTH IMPACT; HUMAN HEALTH; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CLIMATE; DISASTER; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FOOD; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SEA;

CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0031424968     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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