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. 2014 May 6;111(18):E1816.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1402671111.

Reply to De Coster et al.: Exploring the complexity of ecosystem–human health relationships

Samuel S Myers, Lynne Gaffikin, Christopher D Golden, Richard S Ostfeld, Kent H Redford, Taylor H Ricketts, Will R Turner, Steven A Osofsky
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Reply to De Coster et al.: Exploring the complexity of ecosystem–human health relationships

Samuel S Myers et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
No abstract available

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Comment on

  • Human health impacts of ecosystem alteration.
    Myers SS, Gaffikin L, Golden CD, Ostfeld RS, Redford KH, Ricketts TH, Turner WR, Osofsky SA. Myers SS, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Nov 19;110(47):18753-60. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1218656110. Epub 2013 Nov 11. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013. PMID: 24218556 Free PMC article. Review.
  • Human health risks of forest conservation.
    De Coster G, Anaruma Filho F, Ferreira dos Santos R. De Coster G, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014 May 6;111(18):E1815. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1401544111. Epub 2014 Mar 27. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014. PMID: 24706906 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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