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Climate Change and Health: Impacts on Remote Indigenous Communities in Northern Australia

@inproceedings{Green2006ClimateCA,
  title={Climate Change and Health: Impacts on Remote Indigenous Communities in Northern Australia},
  author={Donna Green},
  year={2006}
}
  • D. Green
  • Published 2006
  • Political Science, Environmental Science
1 1. CLIMATE CHANGE AND HEALTH: IMPACTS ON REMOTE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN NORTHERN AUSTRALIA 3 1. 
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