Putting equity center stage: Challenging evidence-free reforms

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 353-361

  Whitehead, Margaret ^a   Dahlgren, Göran ^b   McIntyre, Di ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; DEREGULATION; EQUITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; IDEOLOGY; POLICY REFORM; PRIVATIZATION; SERVICE PROVISION;

EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RACISM; REVIEW;

CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; POVERTY; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 34547902870     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: 15414469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/B296-826U-6VH8-0U82     Document Type: Review

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