Identifying vulnerable subpopulations for climate change health effects in the United States.

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Published in J Occup Environ Med on January 01, 2009

Authors

John M Balbus1, Catherine Malina

Author Affiliations

1: Environmental Defense Fund, Washington, DC, USA. jbalbus@edf.org

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