Tackling the communicable diseases challenge in New Zealand

Healthcare Review Online

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2000, Pages

  Bullen, Chris ^a   Simmons, Greg ^a   Pritchard, Kathy ^a  

^a Auckland Hlthcare Pub Hlth P S   (New Zealand)

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Indexed keywords

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; INFECTION CONTROL; LAW; NEW ZEALAND; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 0038567652     PISSN: 11737956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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