Relationships of exclusion and cohesion with health: The case of Bangladesh

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 426-440

  Johnston, Heidi Bart ^a  

^a ICDDRB Public Health Sciences Division   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Health equity; Social determinants of health; Social exclusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 76849108434     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/jhpn.v27i4.3387     Document Type: Article

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