Equity in health care: The Irish perspective

Health Economics, Policy and Law

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 205-217

  Smith, Samantha ^a   Normand, Charles ^b  

^a ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EQUITY IN HEALTH CARE; ETHNIC GROUP; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; IRELAND; IRISH; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIOECONOMICS; CONCEPT FORMATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

CONCEPT FORMATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; IRELAND;

EID: 79961084077     PISSN: 17441331     EISSN: 1744134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1744133110000289     Document Type: Article

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