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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Main Author: David Waltner-Toews
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2001-01-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2001000700002

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