The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 122, Issue 3 , Pages 473-474 , September 2008

A changing context for life on Earth

  • James W. Hurrell, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: James W. Hurrell, PhD, Senior Scientist, Climate and Global Dynamics Division, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO.

Received 18 July 2008 ,Revised 21 July 2008 ,Accepted 24 July 2008.

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 Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: J. W. Hurrell has served as a coprincipal investigator for research funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

 The National Center for Atmospheric Research is sponsored by the National Science Foundation.

PII: S0091-6749(08)01361-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2008.07.017

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 122, Issue 3 , Pages 473-474 , September 2008