A Biosemiotic Approach to Health

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A Biosemiotic Approach to Health. / Hoffmeyer, Jesper.

Signifying Bodies.: Biosemiotics, Interaction, and Health. ed. / Stephen Cowley; João Major; Sune Steffensen; Alfredo Dini. Vol. 1 1. ed. Portuguese Catholic University, Braga : The Faculty of Philosophy of Braga, 2010. p. 21-41.

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Harvard

Hoffmeyer, J 2010, A Biosemiotic Approach to Health. in S Cowley, J Major, S Steffensen & A Dini (eds), Signifying Bodies.: Biosemiotics, Interaction, and Health. 1. edn, vol. 1, The Faculty of Philosophy of Braga, Portuguese Catholic University, Braga, pp. 21-41.

APA

Hoffmeyer, J. (2010). A Biosemiotic Approach to Health. In S. Cowley, J. Major, S. Steffensen, & A. Dini (Eds.), Signifying Bodies.: Biosemiotics, Interaction, and Health (1. ed., Vol. 1, pp. 21-41). The Faculty of Philosophy of Braga.

Vancouver

Hoffmeyer J. A Biosemiotic Approach to Health. In Cowley S, Major J, Steffensen S, Dini A, editors, Signifying Bodies.: Biosemiotics, Interaction, and Health. 1. ed. Vol. 1. Portuguese Catholic University, Braga: The Faculty of Philosophy of Braga. 2010. p. 21-41

Author

Hoffmeyer, Jesper. / A Biosemiotic Approach to Health. Signifying Bodies.: Biosemiotics, Interaction, and Health. editor / Stephen Cowley ; João Major ; Sune Steffensen ; Alfredo Dini. Vol. 1 1. ed. Portuguese Catholic University, Braga : The Faculty of Philosophy of Braga, 2010. pp. 21-41

Bibtex

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