Ecosystem Sustainability and Health: A Practical Approach

David Waltner-Toews

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511606748

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A Practical Approach

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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

List of figures
pp ix-x

List of tables
pp xi-xii

Introduction
pp 1-5

1 - Presenting complaint
pp 6-27

2 - The clinical examination: asking questions, getting data
pp 28-55

3 - Making a diagnosis: synthesizing information from data
pp 56-87

4 - Setting goals: where do we want to go?
pp 88-106

5 - Achieving goals: managing and monitoring
pp 107-119

6 - Responding to change: AMESH and the never-ending story
pp 120-129

References
pp 130-134

Index
pp 135-138

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