Citation

McLaren L, Hawe P. J. Epidemiol. Community Health 2005; 59(1): 6-14.

Affiliation

Centre for Health and Policy Studies, G230, Health Sciences Centre, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary AB, Canada. lmclaren@ucalgary.ca

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/jech.2003.018044

PMID

15598720

PMCID

PMC1763359

Abstract

An ecological perspective on health emphasises both individual and contextual systems and the interdependent relations between the two. Origins of this approach have emanated from multiple disciplines over the past century or more. This article provides a glossary of perspectives, processes, and settings that pertain to an ecological approach in health research.

Language: en