Commentary: Should we not go further than descriptions of avoidable mortality?

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 447-448

  Holland, W W ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORTALITY;

ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIPHTHERIA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICE; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MEASLES; MORTALITY; NEPHRITIS; NEPHROSIS; PERTUSSIS; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0038141787     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyg157     Document Type: Article

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