The financial crisis and its impact on health and medical care

Archives of Hellenic Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 834-840

  Kyriopoulos, J ^a   Tsiantou, V ^a  

^a NATIONAL SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Greece)

Author keywords

Economic recession; Financial crisis; Health; Health care

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; JOB SECURITY; MEDICAL CARE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; SUICIDE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 78649396465     PISSN: 11053992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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