Global burden of disease - A race against time

Danish Medical Bulletin

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 32-34

  Meyrowitsch, Dan W ^a   Bygbjerg, Ib Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMMUNITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISABILITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY;

EID: 34547394224     PISSN: 16039629     EISSN: 16039629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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