Doorways in nature: Syndemics, zoonotics, and public health. A commentary on Rock, Buntain, Hatfield & Hallgrímsson

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 996-999

  Singer, Merrill C ^a  

^a Center for Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal health; Anthrozoology; Global health; Health policy; Health promotion; Population health; Social inequality

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANTHROPOLOGY; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL STATUS; ZOOLOGY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 61649117721     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.12.041     Document Type: Note

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