Examining health-care volunteerism in a food- and financially-insecure world

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 867-869

  Maes, Kenneth ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

HEALTH CARE; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; ETHIOPIA; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; JOB SATISFACTION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RELIGION; RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

CHARITIES; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; POVERTY; RELIEF WORK; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTARY WORKERS; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 78149271253     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.09.074120     Document Type: Article

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