Adapting to health impacts of climate change: A study of UNFCCC Annex i parties

Environmental Research Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Lesnikowski, A C ^a   Ford, J D ^a   Berrang Ford, L ^a   Paterson, J A ^a   Barrera, M ^a   Heymann, S J ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

adaptation; climate change; health; UNFCCC

Indexed keywords

EID: 81355150971     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17489326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/6/4/044009     Document Type: Article

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