The need for community trials in Australia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 99-101

  Rissel, Chris ^a  

^a CENTRAL SYDNEY AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MULTICENTER STUDY; POLICY; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0029983999     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.1996.tb01347.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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