Public Health
Volume 120, Issue 11 , Pages 1008-1012 , November 2006

Better than a Cure

  • Fiona Adshead

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health, Richmond House, 79 Whitehall, London SW1A 2NS, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Allison Thorpe

      Affiliations

    • Thames Valley Strategic Health Authority, UK

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PII: S0033-3506(06)00254-X

doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2006.08.015

Public Health
Volume 120, Issue 11 , Pages 1008-1012 , November 2006