Toward a global agenda for research in environmental epidemiology

Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 162-166

  Soskolne, Colin L ^a   Butler, Colin D ^b   IJsselmuiden, Carel ^c   London, Leslie ^d   Von Schirnding, Yasmin ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Council on Health Research for Development ^*  (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AGRICULTURE; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GREENHOUSE; HEALTH HAZARD; HERD IMMUNITY; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH; REVIEW; UNITED NATIONS;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GOALS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; SOCIAL PLANNING; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 33845744800     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ede.0000248480.19983.ba     Document Type: Review

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