Improving health in Ucayali, Peru: A multisector and multilevel analysis

EcoHealth

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 47-57

  Goy, Jennifer ^a,b   Waltner Toews, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b University of Guelph ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Determinants of health; Ecohealth; Health care; Health care interventions in developing countries; Indigenous health; Peru; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFECTION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NATIVE SPECIES; PERU; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 17644421447     PISSN: 16129202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10393-004-0069-7     Document Type: Review

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