Climate change, human health, and epidemiological transition

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue , 2015, Pages 69-75

  Barrett, Bruce ^a   Charles, Joel W ^a   Temte, Jonathan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Environment; Epidemiology; Global warming; Population health

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INSECURITY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GAS; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; MENTAL STRESS; POPULATION GROWTH; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; URBANIZATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EPIDEMIC; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SANITATION; TRENDS; WATER SUPPLY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ECOSYSTEM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH TRANSITION; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SANITATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84949117394     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.11.013     Document Type: Review

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