Pragmatism (or Realism) in Research: Is There an Ecohealth Scope of Practice?

Craig Stephen; Theresa Burns; Ana Riviere-Cinnamond

doi:10.1007/s10393-016-1125-9

EcoHealth

June 2016, Volume 13, Issue 2, pp 230–233

Pragmatism (or Realism) in Research: Is There an Ecohealth Scope of Practice?

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Craig StephenEmail author
Theresa Burns
Ana Riviere-Cinnamond

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First Online:: 02 May 2016

Received:: 07 October 2015
Revised:: 04 April 2016
Accepted:: 05 April 2016

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Craig Stephen
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Theresa Burns
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Ana Riviere-Cinnamond
- 3

1.Canadian Wildlife Health CooperativeUniversity of SaskatchewanSaskatoonCanada
2.Centre for Coastal HealthNanaimo British ColumbiaNanaimoCanada
3.IHR, Alert and Response, Epidemic, Pandemic and Water-Borne Diseases Unit (IR), Communicable Diseases and Health Analysis Department (CHA)Pan-American Health Organization / World Health OrganizationLimaPeru

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Cite this article as:: Stephen, C., Burns, T. & Riviere-Cinnamond, A. EcoHealth (2016) 13: 230. doi:10.1007/s10393-016-1125-9

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