Post-communist transition and health in Europe

British Medical Journal

Volumn 329, Issue 7479, 2004, Pages 1355-1356

  McKee, Martin ^a   Fister, Kristina ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EUROPE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; IDEOLOGY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 10644297258     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.329.7479.1355     Document Type: Editorial

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