Natural and unnatural synergies: Climate change policy and health equity

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 799-801

  Walpole, Sarah Catherine ^a   Rasanathan, Kumanan ^a   Campbell Lendrum, Diarmid ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; KYOTO PROTOCOL; RESEARCH WORK;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; SHORT SURVEY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 70350231914     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.09.067116     Document Type: Short Survey

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