A framework for analysing migrant health policies in Europe

Health Policy

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-63

  Mladovsky, Philipa ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Access to health care; Ethnic groups; Health inequalities; Immigrants; Migrants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; ETHNIC GROUP; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LIFESTYLE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MIGRATION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL HEALTH;

DATA COLLECTION; EUROPE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS;

EID: 70349823600     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2009.05.015     Document Type: Article

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