Food, livestock production, energy, climate change, and health

Lancet

Volumn 370, Issue 9594, 2007, Pages 1253-1263

  McMichael, Anthony J ^a   Powles, John W ^b   Butler, Colin D ^a   Uauy, Ricardo ^c,d  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHANE; NITROUS OXIDE;

AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY RESOURCE; FOOD INDUSTRY; GREENHOUSE GAS; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LAND USE; LIVESTOCK; MALNUTRITION; OBESITY; OVERNUTRITION; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW;

EID: 34848815626     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61256-2     Document Type: Review

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