Call for emergency action to limit global temperature increases, restore biodiversity, and protect health

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2021-09-06

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Editorial

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Atwoli, L., Baqui, A. H., Benfield, T., Bosurgi, R., Godlee, F., Hancocks, S., Horton, R., Laybourn-Langton, L., Monteiro, C. A., Norman, I., Patrick, K., Praities, N., Rikkert, M. G. O., Rubin, E. J., Sahni, P., Smith, R., Talley, N. J., Turale, S., & Vázquez, D. (2021). Call for emergency action to limit global temperature increases, restore biodiversity, and protect health. Revista De Saúde Pública, 55, 1ed. https://doi.org/10.11606/s1518-8787.20210550001ed