Mental health, cognition and the challenge of climate change

Climate Change and Global Health

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 251-259

  Butler, Colin D ^a,b,c   Bowles, Devin C ^c   McIver, Lachlan ^c   Page, Lisa ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b Benevolent Organisation for Development Health and Insight (BODHI)   (Australia)

^c The Australian National University   (Australia)

^d ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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