Targeted approaches for reducing inequities in chronic disease

Wilson, Andrew J; Lopez, Alan D; Oldenburg, Brian F

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05522.x

Topics

Environment and public health

Disease prevention, access to services, and continuity of care are the important areas

1 School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Herston, QLD.
2 School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, QLD.

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