Health promotion policy in Canada: Lessons forgotten, lessons still to learn

Health Promotion International

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 200-206

  Low, Jacqueline ^a   Thériault, Luc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health policy; Health promotion; Social determinants of health

Indexed keywords

CANADA; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

CANADA; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION;

EID: 44649123581     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dan002     Document Type: Review

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