An evaluation of the international monetary fund's claims about public health

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 327-332

  Stuckler, David ^a   Basu, Sanjay ^a   Gilmore, Anna ^a   Batniji, Rajaie ^a   Ooms, Gorik ^a   Marphatia, Akanksha A ^a   Hammonds, Rachel ^a   McKee, Martin ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; FINANCIAL CRISIS; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH IMPACT; IMF; POLICY REFORM; PUBLIC HEALTH; TOBACCO; WORLD BANK; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; UNITED NATIONS;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; PUBLIC POLICY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEALTH;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 77949871529     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: 15414469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/HS.40.2.m     Document Type: Review

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