Answer to the commentary: Politics and public health-some conceptual considerations concerning welfare state characteristics and public health outcomes

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 632-634

  Espelt, A ^a,b   Borrell, C ^a,c,d   Rodriguez Sanz M ^a,c   Muntaner, C ^e   Pasarin M I ^a,c,d   Benach, J ^c,d   Schaap, M ^f   Kunst, A E ^f   Navarro, V ^d,g  

^a AGÈNCIA DE SALUT PÚBLICA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Consorci de Serveis Socials de Barcelona ^*  (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^e CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^f ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^g JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRIA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LETTER; POLITICAL SYSTEM; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIAL WORK; SWEDEN; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EUROPE; HEALTH DISPARITY; LEGAL ASPECT;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EUROPE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; POLITICAL SYSTEMS; POLITICS; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 77954940166     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyn350     Document Type: Letter

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