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Human carrying capacity and human health

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2004-12-28

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Butler, Colin

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Public Library of Science

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The issue of human overpopulation has fallen out of favor among most contemporary demographers, economists, and epidemiologists. Discussing population control has become a taboo topic. Yet, this taboo has major implications for public health.

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Keywords: acquired immune deficiency syndrome; agriculture; contraception; demography; developing country; economic aspect; epidemic; health care; health care policy; health hazard; health program; human; Human immunodeficiency virus infection; medical technology;

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PLoS Medicine 1.3 (2004): e55

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http://hdl.handle.net/10440/482
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PLoS Medicine

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10.1371/journal.pmed.0010055

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