Impediments to comprehensive research on climate change and health

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 6096-6105

  Mcmichael, Anthony J ^a  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Goldilocks; Health; History; Modeling; Policy; Public health; Research

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; HISTORY; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONFLICT; DEATH; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EPIDEMIC; FORECASTING; HEALTH HAZARD; HISTORY; HUMAN; HUNGER; NONHUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STARVATION; VEGETATION; WATER SUPPLY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84887428513     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph10116096     Document Type: Article

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