H1N1, globalization and the epidemiology of inequality

Health and Place

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 726-736

  Sparke, Matthew ^a   Anguelov, Dimitar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Global health; Globalization; H1N1; Inequality; Neoliberalism; Social determinants of health; Social seroepidemiology

Indexed keywords

OSELTAMIVIR; SWINE INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ACCESSIBILITY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DRUG PRESCRIBING; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GLOBALIZATION; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH MONITORING; HEALTH RISK; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; INFLUENZA; NEOLIBERALISM; RISK ASSESSMENT;

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ANTIVIRAL RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUSTRY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ECONOMIC RECESSION; EMERGENCY CARE; EPIDEMIC; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MASS IMMUNIZATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; VIRUS VIRULENCE;

EID: 84861921278     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.09.001     Document Type: Article

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