The climate change challenge for general practice in New Zealand

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 124, Issue 1333, 2011, Pages

  Phipps, Rochelle ^a   Randerson, Rebecca ^b   Blashki, Grant ^c  

^a Gloucester Sports Clinic   (New Zealand)

^b Wellington Gen Practitioner Network   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; GENERAL PRACTICE; GREENHOUSE GAS; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; GENERAL PRACTICE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE;

EID: 79955550287     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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