The need for capacity building to prevent chronic diseases in North Africa and the Middle East;Nécessité d'un renforcement des capacités pour la prévention des maladies chroniques en afrique du nord et au moyen-orient

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 630-632

  Ghannem, H ^a  

^a FARHAT HACHED HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MIDDLE EAST; MIDWIFE; NORTH AFRICA; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; PHYSICIAN; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 79960601064     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2011.17.7.630     Document Type: Article

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