Researching transformations in healthcare services and policy in international perspective: An introduction

Current Sociology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 401-414

  Kuhlmann, Ellen ^a   Annandale, Ellen ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

health inequalities; health policy; health systems; Healthcare governance; international healthcare research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862674303     PISSN: 00113921     EISSN: 14617064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011392112438325     Document Type: Article

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