Health, "Illth," and Economic Growth. Medicine, Environment, and Economics at the Crossroads

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 78-83

  Egger, Garry ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISABILITY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INFANT MORTALITY; INFLAMMATION; LIFESTYLE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LIFE STYLE; OBESITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 66549111865     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.03.004     Document Type: Review

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