Climate change and rising energy costs: A threat but also an opportunity for a healthier future?

Public Health

Volumn 122, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 653-656

  McCartney, G ^a   Hanlon, P ^b  

^a NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Economic growth; Inequality; Obesity; Peak oil; Well being

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMODITY PRICE; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENERGY USE; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC WARFARE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY COST; GOVERNMENT; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WELLBEING;

CLIMATE; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; ECONOMICS; FORECASTING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; PETROLEUM; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE;

EID: 44949118370     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2008.03.019     Document Type: Article

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