Public Health
Volume 122, Issue 7 , Pages 667-668 , July 2008

The days of cheap oil have gone, but the peak oil theory is far too bleak

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PII: S0033-3506(08)00110-8

doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2008.04.008

Public Health
Volume 122, Issue 7 , Pages 667-668 , July 2008