Successful prevention of non-communicable diseases: 25 Year experiences with North Karelia project in Finland

Public Health Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 5-7

  Puska, Pekka ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Community based prevention; Coronary heart disease; Lifetyle; National activity; Non communicable diseases

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFESTYLE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; THEORY;

EID: 0036554661     PISSN: 14651505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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