Forum: Equity in access to health care. Introduction

Cadernos de Saude Publica

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1159-1161

  Travassos, Claudia ^a  

^a Oswaldo Cruz Foundation   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Equity in access; Health services; Health services accessibility

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; REVIEW; TRUST;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; TRUST;

EID: 43449083532     PISSN: 0102311X     EISSN: 16784464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-311X2008000500023     Document Type: Review

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