Chronic disease and disability of the poor: Tackling the challenge

Development (Basingstoke)

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 59-65

  Yach, Derek ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Globalization; Health care; Nutrition; Poverty; Tobacco; WHO

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH POLICY; SOCIAL POLICY;

EID: 0035107468     PISSN: 10116370     EISSN: 02122448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.development.1110215     Document Type: Article

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