Addressing the threat of climate change: Is New Zealand lagging behind? [4]

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 120, Issue 1251, 2007, Pages

  Wilson, Nick ^a   Melhuish, Molly ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; NITROGEN OXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; CLIMATE CHANGE; DENGUE; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INVESTMENT; LETTER; NEW ZEALAND; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; TAX;

EID: 34147161890     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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