Strengthening public health in South Africa: Building a stronger evidence base for improving the health of the nation

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 643-649

  Bradshaw, Debbie ^a   Norman, Rosana ^a   Lewin, Simon ^a,c   Joubert, Jané ^a   Schneider, Michelle ^a   Nannan, Nadine ^a   Groenewald, Pam ^a   Laubscher, Ria ^a   Matzopoulos, Richard ^a   Nojilana, Beatrice ^a   Pieterse, Desiréé ^a   Steyn, Krisela ^a,d   Vos, Theo ^b  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; MICROBICIDE;

AIR POLLUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CIRCUMCISION; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LIFESTYLE; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OBESITY; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEXISM; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOUTH AFRICA; UNSAFE SEX; WATER QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 38449100630     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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