Global warming and Australian public health: Reasons to be concerned

Australian Health Review

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 611-617

  Saniotis, Arthur ^a   Bi, Peng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

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EID: 73049087469     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH090611     Document Type: Article

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