The role of law in public health: The case of family planning in the Philippines

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 384-396

  Mello, Michelle Marie ^a   Powlowski, Marcus ^b   Nañagas, Juan M P ^c   Bossert, Thomas ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Thunder Bay Regional Health Science Center   (Canada)

^c Asian Eye Institute   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Contraception; Family planning; Law; Philippines; Public health

Indexed keywords

DRUG; FAMILY PLANNING; FERTILITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRADE;

ARTICLE; FAMILY PLANNING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; METHODOLOGY; PHILIPPINES; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

CONTRACEPTION; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY PLANNING POLICY; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FORMULARIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PHILIPPINES; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE;

ASIA; EURASIA; PHILIPPINES; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 33646823099     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.01.010     Document Type: Article

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