The politics of institutionalizing preventive health

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The politics of institutionalizing preventive health. / St Denny, Emily Flore; Cairney, Paul; Boswell, John.

I: Social Science & Medicine, 2019, s. 202-210.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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St Denny, EF, Cairney, P & Boswell, J 2019, 'The politics of institutionalizing preventive health', Social Science & Medicine, s. 202-210.

APA

St Denny, E. F., Cairney, P., & Boswell, J. (2019). The politics of institutionalizing preventive health. Social Science & Medicine, 202-210.

Vancouver

St Denny EF, Cairney P, Boswell J. The politics of institutionalizing preventive health. Social Science & Medicine. 2019;202-210.

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St Denny, Emily Flore ; Cairney, Paul ; Boswell, John. / The politics of institutionalizing preventive health. I: Social Science & Medicine. 2019 ; s. 202-210.

Bibtex

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