Climate change and global health [

"There is increasing understanding, globally, that climate change will have profound and mostly harmful effects on human health. This authoritative book brings together international experts to describe both direct (such as heat waves) and indirect (suc as vector-borne disease incidence) impact...

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Main Author: Butler, Colin D. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxfordshire, UK : CABI , c2014
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Online Access:https://www.cabi.org/cabebooks/FullTextPDF/2014/20143328422.pdf

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