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. 2004 Dec 18;329(7480):1424-5.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7480.1424.

Lifestyle, health, and health promotion in Nazi Germany

George Davey Smith  1
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Lifestyle, health, and health promotion in Nazi Germany

George Davey Smith. BMJ. .

Abstract

Several health related behaviours came under scrutiny in the 1930s and '40s in Germany, but did the associated campaigns achieve any benefits?

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