Rethinking global health challenges: Towards a 'global compact' for reducing the burden of chronic disease

Public Health

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 265-274

  Magnusson, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Global health governance; Global health policy; International law; Non communicable disease; Obesity; Public health nutrition; Tobacco control

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; DISABILITY; DISEASE INCIDENCE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HEALTH POLICY; INTERNATIONAL LAW; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING CESSATION; STANDARD; VULNERABLE POPULATION; WORKPLACE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NUTRITION POLICY; OBESITY; SMOKING CESSATION; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 61849183751     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2008.12.023     Document Type: Article

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