A preliminary evaluation of a health monitoring programme in Hungary

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 26-32

  Széles, György ^a   Vokó, Zoltán ^a   Jenei, Tibor ^a   Kardos, László ^a   Pocsai, Zsuzsa ^a   Bajtay, András ^b   Papp, Elemér ^c   Pásti, Gabriella ^d   Kósa, Zsigmond ^e   Molnár, Ilona ^f   Lun, Katalin ^f   Ádány, Róza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^b Co Off Natl Pub Hlth Med O ^*  (Hungary)

^c Natl Pub Hlth and Med Off Serv ^*  (Hungary)

^d NONE   (Hungary)

^e NONE   (Hungary)

^f Natl Pub Hlth and Med Off Serv   (Hungary)

Author keywords

General practice; Hungary; Morbidity data; Sentinel stations network

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUNGARY; HYPERTENSION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; HUNGARY; HYPERTENSION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; SCHOOLS, PUBLIC HEALTH; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 20144389068     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cki107     Document Type: Article

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