The importance of the past in public health

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 751-755

  Scally, Gabriel ^a   Womack, Justine ^a  

^a Regional Public Health Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PUBLIC HEALTH;

ATTENTION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; GREAT BRITAIN; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 4344571014     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2003.014340     Document Type: Review

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