Australia confronts the challenge of chronic disease

Gross, Paul F; Leeder, Stephen R; Lewis, Milton J

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05523.x

Topics

Environment and public health

It is time for debate to become policy

1 Health Group Strategies Pty Ltd, Sydney, NSW.
2 Australian Health Policy Institute at the University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW.
3 School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW.

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