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. 2022 Apr 20:11:100248.
doi: 10.1016/j.lana.2022.100248. eCollection 2022 Jul.

Code Red for Health response in Latin America and the Caribbean: Enhancing peoples' health through climate action

Marisol Yglesias-González  1 , Yasna Palmeiro-Silva  2   3 , Milena Sergeeva  4 , Sandra Cortés  5 , Andrea Hurtado-Epstein  6 , Daniel F Buss  7 , Stella M Hartinger  1 ; Red de Clima y Salud de América Latina y el Caribe
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Code Red for Health response in Latin America and the Caribbean: Enhancing peoples' health through climate action

Marisol Yglesias-González et al. Lancet Reg Health Am. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Caribbean region; Climate change; Greenhouse effect; Latin America; Population health.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest. DB is a staff member of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). The author alone is responsible for the views expressed in this publication, and they do not necessarily represent the decisions or policies of PAHO.

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