Using indicators to determine the contribution of human rights to public health efforts

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 714-719

  Gruskin, Sofia ^a   Ferguson, Laura ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN RIGHTS; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LAW; MEDICAL PRACTICE; REVIEW;

HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 70249098506     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.08.058321     Document Type: Review

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