The health impacts of global climate change: A geographic perspective

Applied Geography

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-3

  Maantay, Juliana ^a   Becker, Stefan ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 82255162799     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2011.08.008     Document Type: Editorial

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