Twelve essentials of science-based policy

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2005, Pages

  Choi, Bernard C K ^a,b,c  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 84978382727     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
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