Healthy Israel 2020: A visionary national health targeting initiative

Public Health

Volumn 122, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1217-1225

  Rosenberg, E ^a   Lev, B ^a   Bin Nun, G ^a   McKee, M ^b   Rosen, L ^a,c  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Disease prevention; Health promotion; Health targets; Israel; Objectives

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; TARGETING;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; ISRAEL; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WELLBEING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; ISRAEL; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; POLITICS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 54549121390     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2008.03.015     Document Type: Article

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