Health promotion and ill-health prevention: The role of general practice

Quality in Primary Care

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 317-323

  Peckham, Stephen ^a   Hann, Alison ^b   Boyce, Tammy ^c  

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

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General practice; Health promotion; Public health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INTERVIEW; OBESITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; ROLE PLAYING; SMOKING CESSATION; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

CORONARY DISEASE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; OBESITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; ROLE; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 82455184657     PISSN: 14791072     EISSN: 14791064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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