Climate change and health: A challenge for epidemiology and public health

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 83-84

  Forastiere, Francesco ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH;

CLIMATE CHANGE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 77953620198     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-009-0096-9     Document Type: Editorial

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