Water, ecology and health: Ecosystems as settings for promoting health and sustainability

Health Promotion International

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 94-102

  Parkes, Margot W ^a,b   Horwitz, Pierre ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Institute for Aboriginal Health ^*  (Canada)

^c EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ecosystem; Health and sustainability; Healthy settings; Water

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; RESEARCH; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 59449089644     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dan044     Document Type: Review

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