What are the priorities for prevention and control of non-communicable diseases and injuries in sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia?

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 344, Issue 7847, 2012, Pages

  Chisholm, D ^a   Baltussen, R ^b   Evans, D B ^a   Ginsberg, G ^c   Lauer, J A ^a   Lim, S ^d   Ortegon, M ^e   Salomon, J ^f   Stanciole, A ^g   Tan Torres, T ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSIDAD DEL ROSARIO   (Colombia)

^f HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^g WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AFRICA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASES; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT SURVEY; SOUTHEAST ASIA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; INJURY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; STANDARD;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84858019139     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e586     Document Type: Short Survey

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