Ecological public health and climate change policy

Perspectives in Public Health

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 34-40

  Morris, George P ^a  

^a NHS HEALTH SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate; Ecological; Public health; Systems

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); MEDICAL INFORMATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; WELLBEING;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; SCOTLAND; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 76649132670     PISSN: 17579139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1757913909354149     Document Type: Review

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