An ounce of prevention: Health promotion and public health across the United Kingdom

Health Education Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 5-6

  Yarnell, John ^a,b   Gaffney, Brian ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b Health Promotion Agency for Northern Ireland   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM; WELLBEING;

EID: 1842607526     PISSN: 00178969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001789690406300102     Document Type: Editorial

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