Better benefits for health: Plan to implement the central recommendation of the Acheson report

British Medical Journal

Volumn 318, Issue 7185, 1999, Pages 724-727

  Black, Douglas ^a   Morris, J N ^b   Smith, Cyril ^c   Townsend, Peter ^d  

^a Old Forge   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Cornwall Gardens ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOUSING; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL SECURITY;

EID: 0033550921     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.318.7185.724     Document Type: Short Survey

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