Equity of access to health care: Outlining the foundations for action

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 655-658

  Oliver, Adam ^a   Mossialos, Elias ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES;

GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LITERATURE; REVIEW; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 3543036455     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2003.017731     Document Type: Review

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