Primary health care and the social determinants of health: Essential and complementary approaches for reducing inequities in health

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 656-660

  Rasanathan, Kumanan ^a   Montesinos, Eugenio Villar ^a   Matheson, Don ^b   Etienne, Carissa ^a   Evans, Tim ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL SECTOR; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; POLICY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL CLASS;

HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 79960280368     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2009.093914     Document Type: Article

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