Human rights, health and the state in Bangladesh

BMC International Health and Human Rights

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Rahman, Redwanur M ^a,b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SHAHJALAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANGLADESH; CIVIL RIGHTS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; REVIEW; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33746217387     PISSN: 1472698X     EISSN: 1472698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-698X-6-4     Document Type: Review

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