Climate change, vector-borne diseases and working population

Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 397-405

  Vonesch, Nicoletta ^a   D'Ovidio, Maria Concetta ^a   Melis, Paola ^a   Remoli, Maria Elena ^b   Ciufolini, Maria Grazia ^b   Tomao, Paola ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Climate change; Human health; Occupational health; Vector borne diseases

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISEASE CARRIER; ENCEPHALITIS, ARBOVIRUS; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; TICK-BORNE DISEASES;

ANIMALS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISEASE VECTORS; ENCEPHALITIS, ARBOVIRUS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; TICK-BORNE DISEASES;

EID: 84988909676     PISSN: 00212571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4415/ANN_16_03_11     Document Type: Article

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