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  1. University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA, USA

    Michele K. Devlin & Mark A. Grey

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. FTZ-ALS, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences FTZ-ALS, Hamburg, Germany

    Walter Leal Filho

  2. Centre for Work Related Studies, University of Chester, Chester, UK

    Tony Wall

  3. University of Aveiro , Aveiro, Portugal

    Ulisses Azeiteiro

  4. Ctr Neurosci & Cell Biology, 1 Floor, Univ Coimbra, Edf Fac Medicina, Coimbra, Portugal

    Anabela Marisa Azul

  5. Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Passo Fundo University Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Passo Fundo, Brazil

    Luciana Brandli

  6. Ozyegin University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Pinar Gökcin Özuyar

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  1. HRCS/COE and RRTTC/CHAS, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa, USA

    Catherine Zeman

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Devlin, M.K., Grey, M.A. (2019). Climate Change Refugees and Public Health Implications. In: Leal Filho, W., Wall, T., Azeiteiro, U., Azul, A., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P. (eds) Good Health and Well-Being. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69627-0_72-1

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