
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Bi, Peng 
A1  - Saniotis, Arthur 
T1  - Global warming and Australian public health: reasons to be concerned
JF  - Australian Health Review
JO  - Aust. Health Review
Y1  - 2009
VL  - 33
IS  - 4
SP  - 611
EP  - 617
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/AH090611 
N2  - Studies in global warming and climate change indicate that human populations will be deleteriously affected in the future. Studies forecast that Australia will experience increasing heat waves and droughts. Heat stress caused by frequent heat waves will have a marked effect on older Australians due to physiological and pharmacological factors. In this paper we present an overview of some of the foreseeable issues which older Australians will face from a public health perspective. 
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