The un High-level Meeting on Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases and its significance for oral health worldwide

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 91-93

  Benzian, Habib ^a,b   Bergman, Marion ^c   Cohen, Lois K ^d   Hobdell, Martin ^e   Mackay, Judith ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Health Bureau Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c Miracle Corners of the World   (United States)

^d Paul G Rogers Ambassador for Global Health Research   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f World Lung Foundation   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 85027943767     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: 17527325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2012.00334.x     Document Type: Editorial

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