The scope, mission and method of contemporary public health

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 505-508

  Leeder, Stephen ^a  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Epidemiology; History of medicine; Public health; Social environment; Social responsibility

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVIAN INFLUENZA; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH STATISTICS; HEALTH STATUS; HISTORY; INFANT MORTALITY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; OBESITY; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CHANGE;

EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 38349032852     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2007.00132.x     Document Type: Article

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