Unhealthy cities: Corporate medicine, community economic underdevelopment, and public health

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 227-242

  Whiteis, David G ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL CARE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

CORPORATE DOMINANCE; HEALTH CARE PROVISION; HEALTH DECLINE; SOCIAL POLICY; URBAN POLICY;

USA;

EID: 0030619413     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/QLQN-6RCE-WBMF-N0BE     Document Type: Review

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