Prevention and control of chronic diseases

BMJ

Volumn 342, Issue 7792, 2011, Pages 293-294

  Piot, Peter ^a   Ebrahim, Shah ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EATING; EDITORIAL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; NEOPLASM; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 79551626471     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c4865     Document Type: Editorial

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