Noncommunicable diseases and human rights: A promising synergy

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 773-775

  Gruskin, Sofia ^a   Ferguson, Laura ^a   Tarantola, Daniel ^b   Beaglehole, Robert ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Global Health Consultant   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84898651836     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301849     Document Type: Review

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