Time for global action on chronic disease

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 194, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 158-159

  Colagiuri, Ruth ^a   Hill, David J ^b,c   Johnson, Greg J ^d   Lalor, Erin ^e   Moodie, Rob ^f   Olver, Ian N ^g   Roberts, Lyn M ^h,i   Robinson, Helen M ^f   Wilson, Anne C ^j   Greenland, Rohan J ^h  

^a Life for a Child Program   (Australia)

^b CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

^c International Union Against Cancer   (Australia)

^d Diabetes Australia   (Australia)

^e National Stroke Foundation   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^g Cancer Council Australia   (Australia)

^h NATIONAL HEART FOUNDATION OF AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

ⁱ WORLD HEART FEDERATION   (Switzerland)

^j Kidney Health Australia   (Australia)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; EDITORIAL; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL STATUS; STROKE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 79952473968     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb03761.x     Document Type: Editorial

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