Escaping from the Phantom Zone: Social determinants of health, public health units and public policy in Canada

Health Promotion International

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 193-198

  Raphael, Dennis ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health promotion; Public policy; Social determinants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANADA; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POLITICS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

CANADA; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 67549105057     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: 14602245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dap005     Document Type: Article

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