Economics and public health - reflections from the past and challenges for the future

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 241-244

  Yach, Derek ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; EDITORIAL; FORECASTING; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

FORECASTING; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0035755081     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14034948010290040601     Document Type: Editorial

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