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Editorial |
Bacalhao under the Ponte 25 de Abril: impressions from Lisbon
Johan P. MackenbachDepartment of Public Health
Correspondence: Johan P. Mackenbach, Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. e-mail: j.mackenbach@erasmusmc.nl
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Close to the conference center in Lisbon where the European Public Health Association (EUPHA) held its annual meeting 2008, a huge bridge spans the Tagus river. It is so high that pedestrians can actually underlook it, but they cannot fail to hear the intense noise which it produces day and night. In addition to the irregular trains running on a separate bridge hanging below the main road bridge, there is the constant noise of cars crossing