Climate Change. The Importance of Place

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 468-478

  Hess, Jeremy J ^a   Malilay, Josephine N ^a   Parkinson, Alan J ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC; CITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL PLAIN; DESERT; DISEASE CARRIER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; ISLAND (GEOLOGICAL); PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEA LEVEL RISE; UNITED STATES;

ARCTIC REGIONS; CITIES; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DESERT CLIMATE; GEOGRAPHY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SEAWATER; UNITED STATES; WEATHER;

EID: 53249093787     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2008.08.024     Document Type: Review

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