Peak oil and health in low- and middle-income countries: Impacts and potential responses

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1607-1614

  Winch, Peter ^a   Stepnitz, Rebecca ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PETROLEUM;

AGRICULTURE; APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ECONOMICS; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WAR;

AGRICULTURE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ECONOMICS; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PETROLEUM; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRANSPORTATION; WAR; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 80051996197     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300231     Document Type: Article

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