Tackling health inequalities: Moving theory to action

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 6, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Signal, Louise ^a   Martin, Jennifer ^a   Reid, Papaarangi ^a   Carroll, Christopher ^b   Howden Chapman, Philippa ^a   Ormsby, Vera Keefe ^a   Richards, Ruth ^b   Robson, Bridget ^a   Wall, Teresa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CASE STUDY; COMMUNITY; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNICITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOUSING; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; KNOWLEDGE; LEADERSHIP; MAORI; MODEL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW ZEALAND; RACISM; SKILL; STAFF; THEORY; TRAINING;

EID: 36649035968     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-6-12     Document Type: Article

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