Ethnic segregation in Kosovo's post-war health care system

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 430-436

  Bloom, J D ^a   Hoxha, I ^a   Sambunjak, D ^b   Sondorp, E ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Conflict; Delivery of health care; Ethnic groups; Kosovo

Indexed keywords

ALBANIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MINORITY GROUP; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACISM; TELEPHONE; YUGOSLAVIA;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; POLITICS; PREJUDICE; UNITED NATIONS; VIOLENCE; WAR; YUGOSLAVIA;

EID: 35648954527     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckl270     Document Type: Article

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