Evidence for public health policy on inequalities: 1: The reality according to policymakers

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 811-816

  Petticrew, Mark ^a,b   Whitehead, Margaret ^c   Macintyre, Sally J ^b   Graham, Hilary ^d   Egan, Matt ^b  

^a MRC SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUITY; HEALTH POLICY; PLANNING METHOD; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INEQUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 4644351376     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2003.015289     Document Type: Conference Paper

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