Leading a healthy lifestyle: The challenges for China

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2010, Pages

  Griffiths, Sian M ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; health care reform; noncommunicable disease; prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

CHINA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OBESITY; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 77953844242     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539510373000     Document Type: Conference Paper

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