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Pollution, climate change, and childhood asthma in Australia
Author(s) -
Sly Peter D,
Holt Patrick G
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/mja17.01145
Subject(s) - citation , library science , child health , media studies , history , sociology , medicine , computer science , pediatrics
j 16 A p il 2 0 18 Amajor contributor to global mortality, morbidity, and burden of disease. One major message of the report was that pollution does not receive the attention, research funding, or policy intervention that it warrants. The impact of pollution on health is compounded by climate change; for instance, global warming is expected to result in deterioration of air quality, magnifying the adverse health effects of air pollution. The potential impact of climate change onhealth has recently attracted greater attention, stimulating the American College of Physicians to recommend direct action by physicians: engaging in environmentally sustainable practices that reduce carbon emissions; supporting efforts to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change; and educating the public, their colleagues, and lawmakers about the health risks of climate change.