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. 2020 May;145(5):e20193169.
doi: 10.1542/peds.2019-3169. Epub 2020 Apr 7.

Climate Change as a Social Determinant of Health

Maya I Ragavan  1 , Lucy E Marcil  2 , Arvin Garg  2
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Climate Change as a Social Determinant of Health

Maya I Ragavan et al. Pediatrics. 2020 May.
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POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST: The authors have indicated they have no potential conflicts of interest to disclose.

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