Globalisation, health policy and the exercise of power - A second opinion on Gilbert and Gilbert (2004)

Health Policy

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 261-264

  Thomas, Steve ^a   Thiede, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; NOTE; PUBLICATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 18144386513     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2004.08.013     Document Type: Note

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