Editorial: Social protection in health: The need for a transformative dimension

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 654-658

  Michielsen, Joris J A ^a   Meulemans, Herman ^a   Soors, Werner ^b   Ndiaye, Pascal ^b   Devadasan, Narayanan ^c   De Herdt, Tom ^a   Verbist, Gerlinde ^a   Criel, Bart ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^c Institute of Public Health   (India)

Author keywords

Health care economics and organisation; Health inequity; Health policy; Social exclusion; Social protection; Social transformation

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN RIGHTS; INCOME; POVERTY; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL INSURANCE; SOCIAL WORK; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICS;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; POVERTY;

EID: 77952274147     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02529.x     Document Type: Editorial

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