Health impact assessment

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 907-912

  Joffe, M ^a   Mindell, J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 28444457450     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2004.014969     Document Type: Review

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