[Cross-border cooperation in Europe: what are Euregios?]

U Wolf1, A Hollederer, H Brand

  • 1Landesinstitut für den Offentlichen Gesundheitsdienst NRW (lögd), Bielefeld.

Gesundheitswesen (Bundesverband Der Arzte Des Offentlichen Gesundheitsdienstes (Germany))
|January 3, 2007
PubMed
Summary

Euroregions, or European cross-border cooperation structures, are vital for health projects. Analyzing existing health initiatives in these regions can foster future cross-border healthcare development.

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