Universal access to health care systems: Defending rights and overturning the pyramids

Global Health Promotion

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 3-5

  Ridde, Valéry ^a  

^a Global Health Promotion

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INSURANCE; PATIENT RIGHT; PUBLIC HEALTH;

HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; PATIENT RIGHTS; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 79960590041     PISSN: 17579759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1757975910375164     Document Type: Editorial

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