A living systems perspective on health

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 209-214

  Forrest, Christopher B ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SCIENCE; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; REPRODUCTION; SYSTEMS THEORY; WELLBEING;

ANIMALS; COGNITION; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; REPRODUCTION; SCIENCE; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

EID: 84892374517     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: 15322777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2013.11.040     Document Type: Article

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