Climate Change and Public Health in Vidarbha: Time for Climate-Health Observatory

Umesh Kawalkar

doi:10.55489/njmr.160220261344

Authors

Umesh Kawalkar Department of Community Medicine, SSM Governmet Medical College Washim, Maharashtra, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55489/njmr.160220261344

Keywords:

Climate Change and Health, Climate-Health Observatory, Public Health Surveillance, Climate Vulnerability (Vidarbha), Climate-Sensitive Diseases

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