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Reducing the incidence of Western diseases
MARJORIE GOTT,
MARJORIE GOTT
Marjorie Gott is an independent Health-Care Consultant and a World Health Organization Fellow.
Search for more papers by this authorMARJORIE GOTT,
MARJORIE GOTT
Marjorie Gott is an independent Health-Care Consultant and a World Health Organization Fellow.
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: September 1992
Abstract
This article sets out the case for broadening the scope of cancer intervention work to include common strategies applicable to all Western diseases. The reasons for this stance are identified and discussed, and the case is made for concerted collaborative action on disease reduction and health promotion at a number of policy and practice levels.
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