10 Best resources for... measuring population health

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 260-263

  David, Patricia ^a,c   Haberlen, Sabina ^b  

^a JOHN SNOW INC   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c JOHN SNOW INC   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; DEMOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNIZATION; MALARIA; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 21744440713     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czi030     Document Type: Review

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