Wealth, poverty and climate change

Smith, Kirk R

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05699.x

Topics

Environment and public health

Social determinants of health

Rich countries must lead the fight against climate change affecting rich and poor in our global village

School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.

Correspondence:

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