HEALTH BEHAVIOUR IN SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION COLLABORATIVE CROSS-NATIONAL SURVEY
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HBSC study welcomes Azerbaijan and Serbia to the network
Following the HBSC 2017 Spring meeting in Bergen, Norway, 2 new countries have joined the study, Azerbaijan and Serbia. This brings the total number of countries and regions in the HBSC network to 47.
In Azerbaijan the team is led by Jeyhun Mammadov and based in the Public Health and Reforms Center of Ministry of Health in Baku.
In Serbia the team is led by Jelena Rakic and based in the Institute of Public Health of Serbia in Belgrade.
For information about eligibility and joining the study, contact hbsc.membership@hbsc.org.
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[22-06-2017 to 31-10-2017]
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