What can health services contribute to the reduction of inequalities in health?

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 30, Issue 59_suppl, 2002, Pages 54-58

  McKee, Martin ^a  

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

Author keywords

equity; health promotion; health services.

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0036361577     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14034948020300030901     Document Type: Article

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