Evaluating the effect of policies and interventions to address inequalities in health: Lessons from a Dutch programme

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 346-353

  Stronks, Karien ^a   Mackenbach, Johan P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Evaluation studies; Health; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMMUNITY CARE; COUNSELING; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION RESEARCH; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; OBSERVATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33748198679     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cki157     Document Type: Article

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