Universal access: Making health systems work for women

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Ravindran, T K Sundari ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 84862731278     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-S1-S4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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