Climate change health assessment: A novel approach for alaska native communities

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 266-273

  Brubaker, Michael Y ^a   Bell, Jacob N ^a   Berner, James E ^a   Warren, John A ^a  

^a ALASKA NATIVE TRIBAL HEALTH CONSORTIUM   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska natives; Arctic; Climate change; Health assessment; Indigenous

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960021272     PISSN: 12399744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ijch.v70i3.17820     Document Type: Article

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