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Review
. 2002 Nov 9;325(7372):1094-8.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7372.1094.

Hotspots in climate change and human health

Jonathan A Patz  1 , R Sari Kovats
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Review

Hotspots in climate change and human health

Jonathan A Patz et al. BMJ. .
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Figure 1
El Niño and warm episodes in December-February (a) and in June-August (b)
Figure 2
Figure 2
Areas vulnerable to malaria in the African highlands Reprinted from Patz J, Lindsay S, in: Curr Opin Microbiol 1999;2:445-51, with permission from Elsevier
Figure 3
Figure 3
Potential health effects of climate variability and change
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