Universal health care? the views of Negev Bedouin Arabs on health services

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 207-216

  Borkan, Jeffrey M ^a,c   Morad, Mohammed ^b   Shvarts, Shifra ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARAB; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ISRAEL; SOCIOLOGY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 0034115910     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/15.2.207     Document Type: Article

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