Environmental change, climate and population health: A challenge for inter-disciplinary research

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 183-186

  McMichael, Anthony J ^a  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Environmental health; Global environmental change; Research needs; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; NOTE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECOGNITION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 56749106072     PISSN: 1342078X     EISSN: 13474715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12199-008-0031-3     Document Type: Note

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