The burden of disease in the Asia-Pacific Region - Challenges to public health

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 77-78

  Binns, Colin ^a   Boldy, Duncan ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 1542283629     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/101053950301500201     Document Type: Editorial

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