Personal responsibility in the NHS Constitution and the social determinants of health approach: Competitive or complementary?

Health Economics, Policy and Law

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 129-138

  Schmidt, Harald ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSULTATION; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; CONTROL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; SELF CARE; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; SELF CARE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 68149148910     PISSN: 17441331     EISSN: 1744134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1744133109004976     Document Type: Editorial

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