The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 28th Conference of the Parties, Dubai (COP28): Implications for lung disease

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¹ School of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
² Institute for Global Health, Faculty of Population Health Sciences, School of Life and Medical Sciences, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
³ Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

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Paul J Beggs et al. Respirology. 2024 Jun.

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. 2024 Jun;29(6):449-451.

doi: 10.1111/resp.14705. Epub 2024 Mar 18.

¹ School of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
² Institute for Global Health, Faculty of Population Health Sciences, School of Life and Medical Sciences, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
³ Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

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Keywords: COP28; climate change; human health; lung disease; mitigation.

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