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Review
. 2021 Oct:9:100231.
doi: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2021.100231. Epub 2021 Oct 7.

Lateral public health: Advancing systemic resilience to climate change

Jan C Semenza  1
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Review

Lateral public health: Advancing systemic resilience to climate change

Jan C Semenza. Lancet Reg Health Eur. 2021 Oct.
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Dr. Semenza has nothing to disclose.

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The convergence of two compounding risks: COVID-19 and climate change. Risk is defined as a function of hazard, exposure and vulnerability.
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