NCD prevention and control in Latin America and the Caribbean: A regional approach to policy and program development

Global Heart

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 73-81

  Hospedales, C James ^a   Barcelo, Alberto ^a   Luciani, Silvana ^a   Legetic, Branka ^a   Ordunez, Pedro ^a   Blanco, Adriana ^a  

^a PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISEASES; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MORTALITY; NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASE; OBESITY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84859758051     PISSN: 22118160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gheart.2012.02.002     Document Type: Review

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