Critical Condition: Human Health and the Environment

by Eric Chivian and Physicians for Social Responsibility (U S )

Book Overview

For the first time in human history we are altering the basic physiology of the planet, yet until now there has been no single source that summarizes the medical consequences of this environmental crisis for human beings. Critical Condition provides a comprehensive, easy-to-follow review of this most critical and yet most negelected subject in the environmental debate. It brings together the best medical information available about global environmental...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262531186
• ISBN13: 9780262531184
• Release Date: September 1993
• Publisher: Mit Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

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