Health, biodiversity, and natural resource use on the Amazon frontier: an ecosystem approach

This study aims to improve the health of rural Amazonian communities through the development and application of a participatory ecosystem approach to human health assessment. In the study area marked seasonal fluctuations dictate food availability, water quality and disease outbreak. Determining the...

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Main Authors: Tamsyn P. Murray, José Sánchez-Choy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2001000700028&lng=en&tlng=en