Making G8 leaders deliver: An analysis of compliance and health commitments, 1996-2006

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Kirton, John J ^a   Roudev, Nikolai ^a   Sunderland, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLIANCE; DISEASE CONTROL; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HEALTH POLICY; NATIONAL POLITICS; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; SOCIAL WELFARE; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33947137634     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.06.039917     Document Type: Review

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