Health Progress in the United States: Results of the 1990 Objectives for the Nation

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 268, Issue 18, 1992, Pages 2545-2552

  McGinnis, J Michael ^a   Richmond, Julius B ^a,b   Brandt, Edward N ^c   Windom, Robert E ^d   Mason, James O ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^d Health care consultant in private practice ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DRUG ABUSE; FITNESS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; INFANT MORTALITY; MORTALITY; NUTRITION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MIDDLE AGE; MORTALITY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PRIMARY PREVENTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0026793976     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1992.03490180077030     Document Type: Article

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