Public health development in the Baltic countries (1992-2005): From problems to policy

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 586-592

  O'Connor, Julia S ^a   Bankauskaite, Vaida ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Convergence; Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania; Public health; Reform

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BALTIC STATES; DEMOGRAPHY; ESTONIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LATVIA; LITHUANIA; MORTALITY; POLITICS; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 56749183822     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckn097     Document Type: Article

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