Bushfire smoke: urgent need for a national health protection strategy

Affiliations

¹ National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Research School of Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT.
² Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, University of New South Wales.
³ School of Public Health and University Centre for Rural Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW.
⁴ Health Research Institute, University of Canberra, ACT.
⁵ Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS.

Sotiris Vardoulakis et al. Med J Aust. 2020 May.

. 2020 May;212(8):349-353.e1.

doi: 10.5694/mja2.50511. Epub 2020 Feb 23.

¹ National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Research School of Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT.
² Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, University of New South Wales.
³ School of Public Health and University Centre for Rural Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW.
⁴ Health Research Institute, University of Canberra, ACT.
⁵ Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS.

No abstract available

Keywords: Air pollutants; Climate change; Population health.

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