Population, development, and climate change: Links and eff ects on human health

The Lancet

Volumn 382, Issue 9905, 2013, Pages 1665-1673

  Stephenson, Judith ^a   Crane, Susan F ^a   Levy, Caren ^a   Maslin, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; OZONE;

AGING; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); COST; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DEVELOPMENT; EMPOWERMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FAMILY PLANNING; FOOD INSECURITY; GREENHOUSE GAS; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; POLITICS; POPULATION; POPULATION GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE; URBANIZATION; WATER SUPPLY; WELLBEING;

EID: 84887625607     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)61460-9     Document Type: Review

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