Climate change and primary health care

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 986-989

  Blashki, Grant ^a   McMichael, Tony ^b   Karoly, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEAT INJURY; HUMAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW;

CLIMATE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 38449098821     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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