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. 2004 May-Jun;119(3):230–238. doi: 10.1016/j.phr.2004.04.001

Chronic disease control in public health practice: looking back and moving forward.

Ross C Brownson 1, Frank S Bright 1
PMCID: PMC1497626  PMID: 15158101

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