Public Health
Volume 122, Issue 7 , Pages 645-646 , July 2008

Minisymposium—Sustainability: Public health's role in the 21st century

  • Judith Stanton

      Affiliations

    • London Deanery, Stewart House, 32 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DN, UK
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  • Judith Stanton

      Affiliations

    • North West London Public Health Training Location, Ealing PCT, 1 Armstrong Way, Southall, Middlesex UB2 4SA, UK

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PII: S0033-3506(08)00135-2

doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2008.04.019

Public Health
Volume 122, Issue 7 , Pages 645-646 , July 2008