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- 1Hornberger Lisa K, (Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology)
- 1Osornio-Vargas Alvaro, (Pediatrics, Division of Immunology, Hematology, Oncology, Palliative Care and Environmental Health)
- 1Quemerais, Bernadette (Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, School of Public Health)
- 1Yamamoto, Shelby (School of Public Health)
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Global Problems with Local Impacts: Exploring the Health Impacts of Climate Change and Air Pollution in Older Adults and Immigrants Living in Canada
DownloadSpring 2022
As human actions continue to drive global climate change and increase air pollution, these two closely related environmental phenomena pose a significant threat to public health. Because of Canada’s geographical location, it is warming at twice the rate of the global average, which is expected to...
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Mapping Congenital Heart Disease and the Emission of Developmental Toxicants in Alberta, Canada: A Geographic Information System Based Framework for Supporting Interdisciplinary Research and Surveillance Monitoring
DownloadFall 2018
Background: Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a significant global public health issue affecting 1% of all live births and the most common lethal congenital abnormality in infancy. Although CHD may occur in the presence of chromosomal abnormalities, in most affected children, the cause is...