Tools for developing adaptation policy to protect human health

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 309-330

  Chalabi, Zaid ^a   Kovats, Sari ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation policies; Climate change; Health impact assessment; Human health

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HEALTH IMPACT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PLANNING METHOD; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84900826561     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: 15731596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-014-9544-9     Document Type: Article

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