Isn't it the time for working on public health guidance in health system of Iran?

International Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 125-127

  Ghadirian, Laleh ^a   Sayarifard, Azadeh ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPOWERMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IRAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84874764910     PISSN: 20087802     EISSN: 20088213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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