Remind me again: Why are we here?

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 22-

  Shafik, Amal ^a   Criel, Bart ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST OF ILLNESS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; WELLBEING;

EID: 80052387005     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.11.089755     Document Type: Editorial

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