Prevention of non-communicable diseases in Pakistan: An integrated partnership-based model

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 2, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Nishtar, Sania ^a  

^a Heartfile Pakistan   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MODEL; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PAKISTAN; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 18144370805     PISSN: 14784505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4505-2-7     Document Type: Article

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