Can China diminish its burden of non-communicable diseases and injuries by promoting health in its policies, practices, and incentives?

The Lancet

Volumn 384, Issue 9945, 2014, Pages 783-792

  Huang, Cheng ^a   Yu, Hai ^b   Koplan, Jeffrey P ^c  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHINA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCOME; INJURY; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; OBESITY; POLLUTION; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM COST EFFECTIVENESS; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; COST OF ILLNESS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SMOKING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906834813     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61214-9     Document Type: Review

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