Commercialisation and extreme inequality in health: The policy challenges in South Africa

Journal of International Development

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 435-446

  McIntyre, Di ^a   Gilson, Lucy ^b,c   Wadee, Haroon ^b   Thiede, Michael ^a   Okarafor, Okore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Commercialisation; Equity; Health care

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIALIZATION; EQUITY; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33646192853     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1293     Document Type: Article

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