Combating non-communicable diseases

British Medical Journal

Volumn 331, Issue 7510, 2005, Pages 174-

  Marquez, Patricio V ^a   Suhrcke, Marc ^b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDITORIAL; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 22844439206     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.331.7510.174     Document Type: Editorial

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