National policies and strategies for noncommunicable diseases

Nature Reviews Cardiology

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 723-727

  Mendis, Shanthi ^a   Fuster, Valentin ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LEGAL ASPECT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 73949153242     PISSN: 17595002     EISSN: 17595010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrcardio.2009.171     Document Type: Review

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