The challenge of preventing cardiovascular disease in Tunisia

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Ghannem, Hassen ^a  

^a FARHAT HACHED HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; TUNISIA;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; TUNISIA;

EID: 33747418233     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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