Applying an ecosystem approach to the determinants of health in Centro Habana

Ecosystem Health

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-19

  Yassi, Annalee ^a   Mas, Pedro ^b   Bonet, Mariano ^b   Tate, Robert B ^a   Fernandez, Niurys ^b   Spiegel, Jerry ^a   Perez, Mayilee ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE HIGIENE   (Cuba)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; HEALTH STATUS; METHODOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

CUBA;

EID: 0033021949     PISSN: 10762825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-0992.1999.09902.x     Document Type: Article

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