Commentary: Daring to learn from a good example and break the "Cuba taboo"

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 825-826

  Spiegel, Jerry M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARDIOLOGY; CUBA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INFANT MORTALITY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEARNING; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; POLITICAL SYSTEM; POVERTY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

CUBA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE;

EID: 33749621438     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyl144     Document Type: Note

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