The healthcare experiences of Arab Israeli women in a reformed healthcare system

Health Policy

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 101-116

  Elnekave, Eldad ^a,c   Gross, Revital ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Empowerment; Health care reform, Arabs; Israel; Primary care; Women's health

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; ETHNOLOGY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; ISRAEL; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVATION; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIETY; TELEPHONE;

EID: 2642552885     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2003.12.005     Document Type: Article

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