Climate change and preventive medicine

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 726-729

  Faergeman, Ole ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

cardiovascular diseases; climate; diabetes mellitus; ecology; environment; preventive medicine; public health

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLOODING; FOOD POISONING; FORESTRY; GOVERNMENT; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MENTAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE STRESS;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CLIMATE; ECOLOGY; HUMANS; MORBIDITY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 36649004989     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJR.0b013e3282f30097     Document Type: Article

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