Understanding population health: Lessons from the former Soviet Union

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 374-378

  McKee, Martin ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Healthcare; Russia; Transition; USSR

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MORTALITY; POLITICAL SYSTEM; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SCIENCE; USSR;

EID: 23844454934     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.5-4-374     Document Type: Conference Paper

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