['Public health status and perspectives' 1997. I. Introduction].

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd

Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (RIVM), Centrum voor Volksgezondheid Toekomst Verkenningen, Bilthoven.

Published: May 1998

The 'Public health status and forecasts' 1997 presents a comprehensive and integrated overview of health, disease and health care in the Netherlands, to which more than 250 experts contributed. On the basis of the findings, policy recommendations are formulated regarding target groups, planning, prevention, health care, monitoring and research.

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