Politics is nothing but medicine at a larger scale: Reflections on public health's biggest idea

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 181-184

  Mackenbach, J P ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH WORKER; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

GERMANY; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL MEDICINE;

EID: 62449196598     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.077032     Document Type: Review

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