The ethics of the medical model in addressing the root causes of health disparities in local public health practice

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 335-339

  Iton, Anthony B ^a  

^a Department of Public Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN RIGHTS; MEDICAL ETHICS; NOTE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; ARTICLE; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 48149096590     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PHH.0000324560.42039.0e     Document Type: Note

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