Climate change a global threat to cardiopulmonary health

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 189, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 512-519

  Rice, Mary B ^a,b   Thurston, George D ^c   Balmes, John R ^d,e   Pinkerton, Kent E ^f  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Cardiovascular health; Climate change; Pulmonary health

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ASTHMA; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FOOD INDUSTRY; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GAS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEAT; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; MELTING POINT; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AIR POLLUTION; ALLERGENS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISASTERS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; POLLEN; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84895526562     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201310-1924PP     Document Type: Review

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