Peak petroleum and public health

JAMA

Volumn 298, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 1688-1690

  Frumkin, Howard ^a   Hess, Jeremy ^a,b   Vindigni, Stephen ^a,b  

^a AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PETROLEUM;

ELECTRIC FIELD; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY YIELD; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEATING; HUMAN; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NOTE; POPULATION GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE COST; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FOOD SUPPLY; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEATING; PETROLEUM; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 35348928131     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.298.14.1688     Document Type: Note

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