The need for strong general health services in India and elsewhere

Lancet

Volumn 369, Issue 9562, 2007, Pages 638-639

  Devadasan, N ^a,b   Boelaert, Marleen ^a   Criel, Bart ^a   Van Damme, Wim ^a   Gryseels, Bruno ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b Institute of Public Health Bangalore   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FAMILY PLANNING; FILARIASIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INDIA; LETTER; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33847110715     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60303-1     Document Type: Letter

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