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Policies for Health

The Effectiveness of their Development, Adoption, and Implementation

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de Leeuw, E. (2007). Policies for Health. In: McQueen, D.V., Jones, C.M. (eds) Global Perspectives on Health Promotion Effectiveness. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-70974-1_5

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