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Managing climate change risks is imperative for human health

In 2021, extreme weather and climate events caused preventable injuries, illnesses and deaths. A clear imperative exists to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase the sustainability and climate resilience of health systems. Countries and communities must implement strategies to mitigate climat...

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Autor principal: Ebi, Kristie L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8641287/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34862513
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41581-021-00523-2
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spelling pubmed-86412872021-12-03 Managing climate change risks is imperative for human health Ebi, Kristie L. Nat Rev Nephrol Year in Review In 2021, extreme weather and climate events caused preventable injuries, illnesses and deaths. A clear imperative exists to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase the sustainability and climate resilience of health systems. Countries and communities must implement strategies to mitigate climate change and invest in health systems to protect their populations. Nature Publishing Group UK 2021-12-03 2022 /pmc/articles/PMC8641287/ /pubmed/34862513 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41581-021-00523-2 Text en © Springer Nature Limited 2021 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.
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