The New Zealand Government's energy policies need to consider public health benefits [4]

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 118, Issue 1216, 2005, Pages

  Wilson, Nick ^a   Wallace, Cath ^b   Weeber, Barry ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^c Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; FOSSIL FUEL;

AIR POLLUTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISEASE CARRIER; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; EXHAUST GAS; GOVERNMENT; GREENHOUSE GAS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HOSPITALIZATION; HOUSING; HUMAN; LETTER; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OIL INDUSTRY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK REDUCTION; TAX; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 27244452225     PISSN: 11758716     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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