Teaching basic environmental health in universities utilizing an interdisciplinary holistic approach and interactive learning methods

Ecosystem Health

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 143-153

  Yassi, Annalee ^a   Kjellstrom, Tord ^b   De Kok, Theo ^c   Weinger, Merri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

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EID: 5844384259     PISSN: 10762825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-0992.1997.eh9724.x     Document Type: Article

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