Atmospheric change: health/ecological linkages.
Human health studies emphasize the link between the human body and the immediate influences upon it. Ecosystem health studies (defined by David Rapport et al., this volume) has, as its primary objective, the relationships and system characteristics of viable ecosystems. As a practical application, ecosystem health studies describe the mechanisms and assesses the potential to threaten or enhance human health.
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Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health and Health Services, The George Washington University Medical Center, 20037, Washington, DC, USA. eohtlg@gwumc.edu
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