The role of welfare state principles and generosity in social policy programmes for public health: an international comparative study

The Lancet

Volumn 372, Issue 9650, 2008, Pages 1633-1640

  Lundberg, Olle ^a   Yngwe, Monica Åberg ^a   Stjärne, Maria Kölegård ^a   Elstad, Jon Ivar ^b   Ferrarini, Tommy ^c   Kangas, Olli ^d   Norström, Thor ^c   Palme, Joakim ^c,e   Fritzell, Johan ^a,e  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NORWEGIAN SOCIAL RESEARCH NOVA   (Norway)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

^e Institute for Futures Studies   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MORTALITY; PENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SENESCENCE; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 55149106997     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61686-4     Document Type: Article

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