Bridging the divide: global lessons from evidence-based health policy in Mexico

Lancet

Volumn 368, Issue 9539, 2006, Pages 954-961

  Frenk, Julio ^a  

^a SECRETARÍA DE SALUD   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; INFECTION; MALNUTRITION; MEXICO; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH;

EID: 33748331425     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)69376-8     Document Type: Article

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