Public Health
Volume 123, Issue 4 , Pages 296-301 , April 2009

Healthy public policy – is health impact assessment the cornerstone?

Received 30 July 2008 ,Revised 10 November 2008 ,Accepted 16 December 2008.

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PII: S0033-3506(08)00357-0

doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2008.12.025

Public Health
Volume 123, Issue 4 , Pages 296-301 , April 2009