Estimating the economic impact of climate change on cardiovascular diseases-evidence from Taiwan

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 4250-4266

  Liao, Shu Yi ^a   Tseng, Wei Chun ^a   Chen, Pin Yu ^a   Chen, Chi Chung ^a   Wu, Wei Min ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Climate change; Contingent valuation method; Panel model

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTINGENT VALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; TAIWAN; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 78650893168     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7124250     Document Type: Article

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