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The Västerbotten Intervention Programme

Community participation and sustainability – evidence over 25 years in the Västerbotten Intervention Programme

Margareta NorbergAgeing and Living Conditions Programme, Centre for Population Studies, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden;Umeå Centre for Global Health Research, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden;Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Umeå, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yulia BlomstedtAgeing and Living Conditions Programme, Centre for Population Studies, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden;Umeå Centre for Global Health Research, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden;Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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Göran LönnbergUmeå Centre for Global Health Research, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden;Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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Lennarth NyströmUmeå Centre for Global Health Research, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden;Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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Hans StenlundUmeå Centre for Global Health Research, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden;Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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Stig WallUmeå Centre for Global Health Research, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden;Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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Lars WeinehallAgeing and Living Conditions Programme, Centre for Population Studies, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden;Umeå Centre for Global Health Research, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden;Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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Article: 19166 | Received 20 Jul 2012, Accepted 21 Nov 2012, Published online: 17 Dec 2012

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