Harnessing urbanisation for human wellbeing and planetary health

The Lancet Planetary Health

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2017, Pages e6-e7

  Capon, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ASIA; BIOMASS; CARBON STORAGE; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH HAZARD; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MEDICAL EXPERT; NOTE; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION SIZE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SPECIES HABITAT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN AREA; URBAN HEALTH; URBAN POPULATION; URBANIZATION; WELLBEING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS;

GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; URBAN POPULATION; URBANIZATION;

EID: 85047230210     PISSN: None     EISSN: 25425196     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2542-5196(17)30005-0     Document Type: Note

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