Civil society organisations and global health initiatives: Problems of legitimacy

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1928-1938

  Doyle, Cathal ^a   Patel, Preeti ^a  

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

Author keywords

Civil society organisations; Comparative advantage; Global health governance; Legitimacy

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CIVIL SOCIETY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTH IMPACT; MALARIA; TUBERCULOSIS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; SOCIETY;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ORGANIZATIONS; VOLUNTARY HEALTH AGENCIES; WORLD HEALTH;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41249091575     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.12.029     Document Type: Article

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