MONICA'S quarter century

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 409-410

  Tunstall Pedoe, Hugh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PUBLISHING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 4344705634     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjr.0000102816.74402.12     Document Type: Editorial

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