The impact of the international monetary fund's macroeconomic policies on the AIDS pandemic

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 347-363

  Baker, Brook K ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; IMF; MACROECONOMICS; MEDICINE; MONETARY POLICY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; REVIEW; UNITED NATIONS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; PUBLIC POLICY; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 77949962292     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: 15414469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/HS.40.2.p     Document Type: Review

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