Chronic disease: Preventing the world's next tidal wave - The challenge for Canada 2007?

Health Promotion International

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-4

  Catford, John ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CANADA; CANCER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE CONTROL; EATING HABIT; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INFECTION; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 33847643677     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dam005     Document Type: Editorial

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