Women, the welfare state, and their transnational dimension: The case of Mexico's community health worker programs

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 597-621

  Ramirez Valles, Jesus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER ROLE; HEALTH WORKER; STATE ROLE; WELFARE PROVISION; WOMENS STATUS;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MEXICO; SEX DIFFERENCE;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FEMINISM; FORECASTING; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MEXICO; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; SOCIAL WELFARE; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

MEXICO;

EID: 0032838039     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/UK2V-C4J4-K3PJ-3HCN     Document Type: Article

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