The anti-politics of health reform: Household power relations and child health in rural Senegal

Anthropology and Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-71

  Foley, Ellen E ^a  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health reform; Neoliberalism; Senegal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; JUSTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; RURAL AREA; SENEGAL; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 57149120308     PISSN: 13648470     EISSN: 14692910     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13648470802426243     Document Type: Article

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