Whither ecosystem health and ecological medicine in veterinary medicine and education

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 747-753

  Nielsen, N Ole ^a   Waltner Toews, David ^a   Nishi, John S ^b   Hunter, D Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b ALCES Group Landscape and Land use Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CURRICULUM; ECOSYSTEM; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARD; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CANADA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CURRICULUM; ECOSYSTEM; EDUCATION, VETERINARY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84863809564     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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