Climate change, vector-borne disease and interdisciplinary research: Social science perspectives on an environment and health controversy

EcoHealth

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 425-438

  Brisbois, Ben W ^a   Ali, S Harris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

climate change; equity; frame; interdisciplinary; scale; vector borne disease

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISEASE CARRIER; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISEASE VECTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SCIENCES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 80052632052     PISSN: 16129202     EISSN: 16129210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10393-010-0354-6     Document Type: Article

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