Exploring discourses of equity, social justice and social determinants in Australian health care policy and planning documents

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 369-377

  Young, Janette ^a   McGrath, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

health justice; health outcomes; health reforms; new public management.

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY; DISCOURSE ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL DETERMINANT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; THINKING;

AUSTRALIA; DOCUMENTATION; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 82155192236     PISSN: 14487527     EISSN: 18367399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PY11038     Document Type: Article

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