Medical aspects of global warming

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 199-210

  Yoganathan, Dushana ^a   Rom, William N ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; CO2; Global warming; Heat

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FOSSIL FUEL;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMBUSTION; ECOSYSTEM; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HEAT STRESS; HUMAN; INFECTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW;

GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 0034903524     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.1088     Document Type: Review

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