Exploring connections between pollinator health and human health.
Garibaldi LA, Gomez Carella DS, Nabaes Jodar DN, Smith MR, Timberlake TP, Myers SS.
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2022 06 20. 377(1853):20210158. PMID: 35491592
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The São Paulo Declaration on Planetary Health.
Myers SS, Pivor JI, Saraiva AM.
Lancet. 2021 10 09. 398(10308):1299. PMID: 34624245
Sustaining planetary health through systems thinking: Public health's critical role.
Iyer HS, DeVille NV, Stoddard O, Cole J, Myers SS, Li H, Elliott EG, Jimenez MP, James P, Golden CD.
SSM Popul Health. 2021 Sep. 15:100844. PMID: 34179331
Food Systems as Drivers of Optimal Nutrition and Health: Complexities and Opportunities for Research and Implementation.
Madzorera I, Jaacks L, Paarlberg R, Herforth A, Bromage S, Ghosh S, Myers SS, Masters WA, Fawzi WW.
Curr Dev Nutr. 2021 May. 5(Suppl 3):nzab062. PMID: 34084996
Planetary health and the 2020 US election.
Frumkin H, Myers SS.
Lancet. 2020 10 10. 396(10257):1048-1050. PMID: 33007220
Author Correction: Increasing CO2 threatens human nutrition.
Myers SS, Zanobetti A, Kloog I, Huybers P, Leakey ADB, Bloom AJ, Carlisle E, Dietterich LH, Fitzgerald G, Hasegawa T, Holbrook NM, Nelson RL, Ottman MJ, Raboy V, Sakai H, Sartor KA, Schwartz J, Seneweera S, Tausz M, Usui Y.
Nature. 2019 Oct. 574(7778):E14. PMID: 31576054
The global effect of extreme weather events on nutrient supply: a superposed epoch analysis.
Park CS, Vogel E, Larson LM, Myers SS, Daniel M, Biggs BA.
Lancet Planet Health. 2019 10. 3(10):e429-e438. PMID: 31625515
Global Health Implications of Nutrient Changes in Rice Under High Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide.
Smith MR, Myers SS.
Geohealth. 2019 Jul. 3(7):190-200. PMID: 32159041
Fires, Smoke Exposure, and Public Health: An Integrative Framework to Maximize Health Benefits From Peatland Restoration.
Marlier ME, Liu T, Yu K, Buonocore JJ, Koplitz SN, DeFries RS, Mickley LJ, Jacob DJ, Schwartz J, Wardhana BS, Myers SS.
Geohealth. 2019 Jul. 3(7):178-189. PMID: 32159040
Cohort Description of the Madagascar Health and Environmental Research-Antongil (MAHERY-Antongil) Study in Madagascar.
Golden CD, Borgerson C, Rice BL, Allen LH, Anjaranirina EJG, Barrett CB, Boateng G, Gephart JA, Hampel D, Hartl DL, Knippenberg E, Myers SS, Ralalason DH, Ramihantaniarivo H, Randriamady H, Shahab-Ferdows S, Vaitla B, Volkman SK, Vonona MA.
Front Nutr. 2019. 6:109. PMID: 31428615
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