Knowledge, attitudes and behaviours related to climate change in Alberta, Canada: Implications for public health policy and practice

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 223-229

  Plotnikoff, Ronald C ^a   Wright, Mary Frances ^b   Karunamuni, Nandini ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behaviour change; Climate change; Population health

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTALISM; HEALTH POLICY; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; CANADA; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSUMER; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INTERVIEW; MASS MEDIUM; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; REVIEW; TELEPHONE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WORK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALBERTA; BEHAVIOR; CLIMATE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC POLICY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 3042653106     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0960312042000218633     Document Type: Review

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