Globalization, poverty and women's health: Mapping the connections

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 69-71

  Sicchia, Suzanne R ^a   Maclean, Heather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Poverty; Public health; Social change; Social conditions; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; FEMINIZATION; GENDER BIAS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK REDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL STATUS; WELLBEING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33244459551     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405219     Document Type: Article

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