Healthy patients, healthy planet: Green recommendations for GP health promotion

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1006-1008

  Horton, Graeme ^a   Magin, Parker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; SOCIAL MARKETING;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL MARKETING;

EID: 38449093805     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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