Effect of the U.S. embargo and economic decline on health in Cuba

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 151-154

  Barry, Michèle ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLINDNESS; CUBA; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EPIDEMIC; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0033982812     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-132-2-200001180-00010     Document Type: Review

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