Population health. More than the sum of the parts?

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 877-880

  Reidpath, Daniel D ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH STATUS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SOCIETY;

HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; POPULATION; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

EID: 25444483068     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2005.036046     Document Type: Article

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