Why a macroeconomic perspective is critical to the prevention of noncommunicable disease

Science

Volumn 337, Issue 6101, 2012, Pages 1501-1503

  Smith, Richard ^a  

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

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Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; HEALTH POLICY; MACROECONOMICS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AGRICULTURE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASES; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMICS; EXERCISE; FAST FOOD; FOOD INTAKE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART DISEASE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LIFESTYLE; MACROECONOMICS; MALARIA; NEOPLASM; NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASE; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL ASPECT; TAX; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84866451885     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1222569     Document Type: Review

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