Engaging young people in the prevention of noncommunicable diseases

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 484-

  Baker, Rosanna ^a   Taylor, Ely ^a   Essafi, Skander ^b   Jarvis, Jordan D ^c   Odok, Christopher ^c  

^a International Federation of Medical Students Association ^*  (Australia)

^b International Federation of Medical Students Association   (Netherlands)

^c Young Professional Chronic Disease Network   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; DECISION MAKING; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84977151282     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.16.179382     Document Type: Editorial

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