Canadian federal support for climate change and health research compared with the risks posed

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 814-821

  Ford, James D ^a   Smith, Tanya R ^a   Berrang Ford, Lea ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMICS; ESKIMO; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; POLITICS; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

CANADA; CLIMATE CHANGE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INUITS; POLITICS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79954611146     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2010.300105     Document Type: Article

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