Noncommunicable disease mortality in the Russian Federation: From legislation to policy

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 875-880

  Levintova, Marya ^a   Novotny, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases prevention and control; Chronic disease mortality; Health care reform legislation; Health policy; Health promotion legislation; Legislation, Health; Russian Federation; Smoking legislation

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; HEALTH POLICY; MORTALITY; POPULATION DECLINE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC DISEASE; EASTERN EUROPE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INJURY; LAW; LIFESTYLE; MORTALITY; NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASE; POLITICS; REVIEW; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK-TAKING; RUSSIA; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; WORLD;

EID: 9644301043     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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