The dawn of Healthy People 2020: A brief look back at its beginnings

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 94-95

  Brown, David W ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthy People programs; Historical notes

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LETTER; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

GOALS; HEALTHY PEOPLE PROGRAMS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58149189945     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.10.007     Document Type: Letter

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