From social determinants to reducing health inequalities

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 53-54

  Koskinen, Seppo ^a   Puska, Pekka ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL FACTOR; EDITORIAL; ELDERLY CARE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORTALITY; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 63649134465     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-009-7069-x     Document Type: Editorial

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