Health for all beyond 2000: The demise of the Alma-Ata Declaration and primary health care in developing countries

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-20

  Hall, John J ^a   Taylor, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN RIGHTS; POLITICS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW;

EID: 0037421293     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05033.x     Document Type: Review

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