Health Impact Assessment contributing to Healthy Public Policy

Public Health

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 295-

  Metcalfe, O ^a   Higgins, C ^a  

^a Institute of Public Health in Ireland   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; INTERNET; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLICATION; SYMPOSIUM; VULNERABLE POPULATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 64949148701     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2009.03.009     Document Type: Editorial

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