Reflections on climate change and the Australian health system
Sotiris Vardoulakis
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National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Research School of Population Health, Australian National University, 62 Mills Road, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia. Email: sotiris.vardoulakis@anu.edu.au
Australian Health Review 45(1) 2-3 https://doi.org/10.1071/AHv45n1_ED2
Published: 3 February 2021
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