Enhancing global capacity in the surveillance, prevention, and control of chronic diseases: Seven themes to consider and build upon

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 391-397

  Choi, Bernard C K ^a,b,c   McQueen, D V ^d   Puska, P ^e   Douglas, K A ^f   Ackland, M ^g   Campostrini, S ^h   Barcelo A ⁱ   Stachenko, S ^a   Mokdad, A H ^j   Granero, R ^k   Corber, S J ^l   Valleron, A J ^m   Skinner, H A ⁿ   Potemkina, R ^o   Lindner, M C ^p   Zakus, D ^b   De Salazar, L M ^q   Pak, A W P ^f   Ansari, Z ^g   Zevallos, J C ^r   Gonzalez, M ^s   Flahault, A ^t,u   Torres, R E ^v   more..

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^e NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^f Victorian Department of Human Services ^*

^g Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Branch   (Australia)

^h CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

ⁱ PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

^j NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^k Asociacion Cardiovascular Centroccidental Venezuela   (Venezuela)

^l SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^m SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

ⁿ YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^o NATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR THERAPY AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (Russian Federation)

^p UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^q UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Colombia)

^r UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

^s NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^t Centre for Electronic Disease Surveillance   (France)

^u French School of Public Health   (France)

^v MINISTERIO DE SALUD   (Peru)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE INCIDENCE; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; LITERATURE REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE CONTROL; EVALUATION; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORTALITY; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLICATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 42549123738     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2007.060368     Document Type: Article

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