Health impact assessment: An aid to political decision-making

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 785-788

  Kemm, John ^a  

^a West Midlands Public Health Observatory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; POLITICS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 56349112010     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494808098042     Document Type: Editorial

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