An ecosystem approach to health and its applications to tropical and emerging diseases Uma abordagem ecossistêmica à saúde e suas aplicações às doenças tropicais e emergentes
Disease and health outcomes occur within a complex socio-ecological context characterized by feedback loops across space and time, self-organization, holarchies, and sudden changes in organization when thresholds are reached. Disease control programs, even if they are successful, may undermine healt...
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| Language: | English |
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Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
2001-01-01
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| Series: | Cadernos de Saúde Pública |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2001000700002 |