To the Editor: I am both amazed and disappointed that the Journal would assault the goodwill and common sense of its readership by publishing uncritical barracking for the unproven thesis of human-induced climate change,1,2 at a time when we expect evidence-based medical practice as a maxim.
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- 1. Sachs JD, Leeder SR. The G20, human health and sustainability: an interview with Jeffrey D Sachs. Med J Aust 2014; 201: 253-254. <MJA full text>
- 2. McMichael AJ, Leeder SR, Armstrong BK, et al. An open letter to the Prime Minister, the Honourable Tony Abbott, MP. Med J Aust 2014; 201: 252. <MJA full text>
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