Global environmental changes and health: Approaches to assessing risks

Ecosystem Health

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 59-66

  McMichael, A J ^a   Kovats, R S ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; HEALTH RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0034060787     PISSN: 10762825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-0992.2000.00007.x     Document Type: Article

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