Civil society, health, and social exclusion in Bangladesh

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 536-544

  Schurmann, Anna T ^a   Mahmud, Simeen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Civil society; Health equity; Health systems; Participation; Social exclusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 76849105194     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/jhpn.v27i4.3400     Document Type: Article

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