Implausible diseases and public health

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 410-

  Paccaud, Fred ^a,b  

^a Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; HUMAN; MARKETING; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SYNDROME;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HUMANS; MARKETING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL;

EID: 35648954524     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckm058     Document Type: Editorial

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