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One Health: a doctor's perspective
Author(s) -
Järhult Josef D.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.h839
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , one health , traction (geology) , alternative medicine , medicine , animal health , veterinary medicine , engineering , pathology , art , mechanical engineering , visual arts
One Health has been gaining traction over recent years, particularly among veterinarians and veterinary scientists, but the medical sector appears to be less engaged. Here, Josef Järhult, a doctor practising in Sweden, who is also a proponent of One Health, suggests some reasons why medics have yet to embrace the idea and how this could be overcome.