Australia: The healthiest country by 2020

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 189, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 588-590

  Moodie, A Rob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH FOOD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; LAW ENFORCEMENT; NUTRITION EDUCATION; OBESITY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RISK REDUCTION; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL MARKETING; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 57149102697     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb02189.x     Document Type: Article

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