Overview of the Burden of Diseases in North Korea |
Lee, Yo Han
(Graduate School of Public Health, Korea University)
Yoon, Seok-Jun (Department of Preventive Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine) Kim, Young Ae (Graduate School of Public Health, Korea University) Yeom, Ji Won (Korea University School of Medicine) Oh, In-Hwan (Department of Preventive Medicine, Kyunghee University College of Medicine) |
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