Death, taxes, public opinion, and the midas touch of Mary Tyler Moore: Accounting for promises by politicians to help avert and control diabetes

Medical Anthropology Quarterly

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 200-232

  Rock, Melanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal health; Canada; Diabetes mellitus; Population health; Public policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEATH; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; POLITICS; PUBLIC OPINION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAX; THEORY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; PUBLIC RELATIONS;

ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; CANADA; DIABETES MELLITUS; FUND RAISING; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; POLITICS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLIC RELATIONS;

EID: 0041968638     PISSN: 07455194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/maq.2003.17.2.200     Document Type: Article

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