Climate change and Australian agriculture: A review of the threats facing rural communities and the health policy landscape

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2011, Pages

  Hanna, Elizabeth G ^a,e   Bell, Erica ^b   King, Debra ^c   Woodruff, Rosalie ^d  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Huon Valley Council   (Australia)

^e The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Climate change; Drought; Health policy; Rural

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955673568     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539510391459     Document Type: Review

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