Electricity generation and health

Lancet

Volumn 370, Issue 9591, 2007, Pages 979-990

  Markandya, Anil ^a   Wilkinson, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; LIGNITE; NATURAL GAS; OIL;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMBUSTION; COST; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; GREENHOUSE GAS; HEALTH; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 34548610804     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61253-7     Document Type: Review

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