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Climate Change and Mental Health Nexus in National Climate Policy—Gaps and Challenges Cover

Climate Change and Mental Health Nexus in National Climate Policy—Gaps and Challenges

Annals of Global Health
Volume 91 (2025): Issue 1
By: Lea Schlatter,  Manasi Kumar and  Pushpam Kumar  
Open Access
|Apr 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.4718 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996
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Language: English
Submitted on: Feb 18, 2025
Accepted on: Mar 17, 2025
Published on: Apr 4, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
climate change,
mental health,
nationally determined contributions,
global health policy

© 2025 Lea Schlatter, Manasi Kumar, Pushpam Kumar, published by Ubiquity Press
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