Third world medicine in first world cities: Capital accumulation, uneven development and public health

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 795-808

  Whiteis, David G ^a  

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

Author keywords

Access; Policy; Poverty; Public health; Underdeveiopmrnt

Indexed keywords

HEALTH POLICY; HEALTHCARE ACCESS; INNER CITY AREA; PUBLIC HEALTH; URBAN POVERTY;

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INDUSTRY AND INDUSTRIAL PHENOMENA; MEDICINE; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

USA;

EID: 0031843456     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(98)00137-3     Document Type: Article

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