The international monetary fund's effects on global health: Before and after the 2008 financial crisis

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 771-781

  Stuckler, David ^a   Basu, Sanjay ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AID REFORM; DEVELOPING WORLD; DEVELOPMENT AID; FINANCIAL CRISIS; FINANCIAL SERVICES; FISCAL POLICY; GLOBAL ECONOMY; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH POLICY; IMF; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LIBERALIZATION; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL; MORTALITY; PRIVATIZATION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ECONOMIC RECESSION; FINANCIAL SUPPORT; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEALTH;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 70349551596     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: 15414469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/HS.39.4.j     Document Type: Article

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