Budget cuts risk halting australia's progress in preventing chronic disease: Investing in prevention is essential to our nation's long-term productivity

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 200, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 558-559

  Wilson, Andrew ^a  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BUDGETS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE;

EID: 84904497477     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja14.00726     Document Type: Editorial

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