Bridging Complexity and Ecology: An Outline of Health Ecology
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Theoretical discoveries and practical insights of complexity science lead to a new understanding of health as a vital characteristic of the all-embracing web of life. The new concept of health ecology developed in this paper reveals delusions in the medical model of health currently used, and illuminates a way to health by continuously strengthening the self-healing capacity of nature and humans.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Complex Systems
دوره 13 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002