Climate change and human health: Indian context

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 55-60

  Singh, Poonam K ^a   Dhiman, Ramesh C ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MALARIA RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Chikungunya; Climate change; Dengue; Human health; Japanese encephalitis; Malaria; Vector borne diseases

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CHIKUNGUNYA; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DENGUE; DIARRHEA; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FLOODING; HEALTH HAZARD; HEAT INJURY; HUMAN; INDIA; JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS; KNOWLEDGE; LIFESTYLE; MALARIA; MALNUTRITION; NATURAL DISASTER; PLANT YIELD LOSS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH; RESEARCH GAP; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEA LEVEL RISE; UNCERTAINTY; VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DISEASE VECTORS; HUMANS; INDIA;

EID: 84864389262     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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