Do differences in health make a difference? A review for health policymakers

Health Policy

Volumn 84, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 123-132

  Rainham, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health inequalities; Policy intervention; Population health; Socio economic gradients

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS;

HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; ONTARIO; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 35449000444     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2007.05.003     Document Type: Review

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