Unequivocal regional support for Margaret Chan's commitment to primary health care

The Lancet

Volumn 372, Issue 9632, 2008, Pages 25-26

  Gezairy, Hussein A ^a   Omi, Shigeru ^a   Danzon, Marc ^a   Periago, Mirta Roses ^a   Samlee, Plianbangchang ^a   Sambo, Luis Gomes ^a  

^a Brazzaville ^*  (Congo)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LETTER; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 46049101963     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60890-9     Document Type: Letter

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