A multistakeholder platform to promote health and prevent noncommunicable diseases in the region of the americas: The pan american health organization partners forum for action

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages 191-200

  Hospedales, C James ^a   Jané Llopis, Eva ^b  

^a PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

^b Project Lead for Healthcare Data Policy   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COOPERATION; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AMERICAS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS;

EID: 80052861328     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2011.601245     Document Type: Article

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