Strengthening the health system to better confront noncommunicable diseases in India

Indian Journal of Community Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue SUPPL., 2011, Pages

  Duran, Antonio ^a,b   Khot, Anagha ^b  

^a Tecnicas de Salud   (Spain)

^b WHO Country Office as National Professional Officer (Health Systems and Human Resources)   (India)

Author keywords

Health system approaches; India; Noncommunicable diseases

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859796861     PISSN: 09700218     EISSN: 19983581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0218.94706     Document Type: Review

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