The need for leadership in global health

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 187, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 532-535

  Leeder, Stephen R ^a   Raymond, Susan U ^b   Greenberg, Henry M ^b,c  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

^b Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^c ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTRACEPTION; DEPRESSION; FERTILITY; GLOBAL CLIMATE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEADERSHIP; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALNUTRITION; NEOPLASM; NOMENCLATURE; OBESITY; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; STROKE; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PLANNING;

HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; LEADERSHIP; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 38449119254     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb01399.x     Document Type: Article

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