Chronic disease and climate change: Understanding co-benefits and their policy implications

New South Wales Public Health Bulletin

Volumn 21, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 109-113

  Capon, Anthony G ^a,b   Rissel, Chris E ^c,d  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c Health Promotion Service   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; CLIMATE CHANGE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CLIMATE CHANGE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 80052139790     PISSN: 10347674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/NB10032     Document Type: Review

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