Assessing health in agriculture - towards a common research framework for soils, plants, animals, humans and ecosystems

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 438-446

  Vieweger, Anja ^a   Döring, Thomas F ^a,b  

^a Organic Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Criterion; Food; Health; Operationalisation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

SOIL;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH; HUMANS; LIVESTOCK; PLANTS; RESEARCH; SOIL;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH; HUMANS; LIVESTOCK; PLANTS; RESEARCH; SOIL;

EID: 84922475030     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6708     Document Type: Article

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