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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456011303321

Titolo

Under the weather [[electronic resource] ] : climate, ecosystems, and infectious disease / / National Research Council Division on Earth and Life Studies Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate Committee on Climate, Ecosystems, Infectious Disease, and Human Health

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2001

ISBN

1-282-08386-4

9786612083860

0-309-51202-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (161 p.)

Disciplina

616.9/88

Soggetti

Medical climatology

Epidemiology

Communicable diseases

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-126) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Climate and Infectious Diseases: The Past as Prologue""; ""3 Linkages Between Climate, Ecosystems, and Infectious Disease""; ""4 Climate Influences on Specific Diseases""; ""5 Analytical Approaches to Studying Climate/Disease Linkages""; ""6 Temporal and Spatial Scaling: An Ecological Perspective""; ""7 Toward the Development of Disease Early Warning Systems""; ""8 Key Findings and Recommendations""; ""Acronyms/Abbreviations""; ""Glossary""; ""References""

""A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members""""B Speakers/Presentations at the Committee Meetings""; ""Index""