Do area-based interventions to reduce health inequalities work? A systematic review of evidence

Critical Public Health

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 317-335

  O'Dwyer, Lisel A ^a   Baum, Fran ^a   Kavanagh, Anne ^b   MacDougall, Colin ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Area based intervention; Community based intervention; Health inequalities

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PLACE PREFERENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW;

EID: 37549031680     PISSN: 09581596     EISSN: 14693682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09581590701729921     Document Type: Review

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