Urban health inequities and the added pressure of climate change: an action-oriented research agenda.

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Published in J Urban Health on October 01, 2011

Authors

Sharon Friel1, Trevor Hancock, Tord Kjellstrom, Gordon McGranahan, Patricia Monge, Joyashree Roy

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK. Sharon.Friel@anu.edu.au

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