Public-health challenges in the Middle East and North Africa

Lancet

Volumn 367, Issue 9515, 2006, Pages 961-964

  Akala, Francisca Ayodeji ^a   El Saharty, Sameh ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MIDDLE EAST; NORTH AMERICA; NOTE; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SMOKING;

EID: 33645101479     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)68402-X     Document Type: Note

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