Health in south-eastern Europe: A troubled past, an uncertain future

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 539-546

  Rechel, Bernd ^a   Schwalbe, Nina ^b   McKee, Martin ^a  

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

^b OPEN SOCIETY FOUNDATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

Child welfare; Chronic disease epidemiology; Communicable diseases epidemiology; Delivery of health care; Europe, Eastern; Health status; Health status indicators; Mental health; Review literature; War

Indexed keywords

HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH STATUS; WAR;

CONFLICT; DATA BASE; EASTERN EUROPE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLICATION; REVIEW;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; EUROPE, EASTERN; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; WAR;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 3242768320     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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