Small island states - Canaries in the coal mine of climate change and health

Climate Change and Global Health

Volumn 9781780642659, Issue , 2014, Pages 181-192

  Hanna, Elizabeth G ^a   McIver, Lachlan ^a  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

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