Health measurement in the third era of health

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-19

  Breslow, Lester ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DISABILITY; EPIDEMIC; EXERCISE; FAT INTAKE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART DISEASE; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MORTALITY; OSTEOPOROSIS; REVIEW; TOBACCO; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 29944434455     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2004.055970     Document Type: Review

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