Climate Change and Human Health

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 7347-7353

  Semenza, Jan C ^a  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OZONE; AIR POLLUTANT;

ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HEALTH; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFECTION; MORTALITY; MOSQUITO; PUBLIC HEALTH; AIR POLLUTANT; HEAT; HEAT INJURY; TOXICITY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; HEALTH; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; OZONE;

EID: 84904514487     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110707347     Document Type: Editorial

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