Carbon pricing is a health protection policy

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 195, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 311-312

  Howden Chapman, Philippa L ^a   Chapman, Ralph B ^b   Capon, Anthony G ^c   Wilson, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^c The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTION; AUSTRALIA; CLIMATE CHANGE; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; TAX; COST; ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEM; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; POVERTY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AIR POLLUTION; AUSTRALIA; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM; GLOBAL WARMING; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; TAXES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 80855151576     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja11.10871     Document Type: Editorial

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