Community violence in Jamaica: A public health issue for the health profession

West Indian Medical Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 120-122

  Coleman, Albert M ^a  

^a West Sussex Health and Social Services NHS Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; JAMAICA; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MORTALITY; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL ASPECT; VIOLENCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33746572803     PISSN: 00433144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0043-31442006000200011     Document Type: Article

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