Public Health
Volume 120, Issue 7 , Pages 597-600 , July 2006

The evolving implications of health and sustainability in China

  • Jay H. Glasser

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, P.O. Box 20186, Houston, TX 77225, USA

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PII: S0033-3506(06)00090-4

doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2006.04.003

Public Health
Volume 120, Issue 7 , Pages 597-600 , July 2006