Climate change threats to population health and well-being: the imperative of protective solutions that will last

Background: The observational evidence of the impacts of climate conditions on human health is accumulating. A variety of direct, indirect, and systemically mediated health effects have been identified. Excessive daily heat exposures create direct effects, such as heat stroke (and possibly death), r...

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Main Authors: Tord Kjellstrom, Anthony J. McMichael
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2013-04-01
Series:Global Health Action
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Online Access:http://www.globalhealthaction.net/index.php/gha/article/view/20816/pdf_1