Urgent need for human resources to promote global cardiovascular health

Nature Reviews Cardiology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 114-117

  Vedanthan, Rajesh ^a   Fuster, Valentin ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MIGRATION; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 79451470400     PISSN: 17595002     EISSN: 17595010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrcardio.2010.178     Document Type: Review

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