Beyond Rhetorical Differences: A Cohesive Account of Post-devolution Developments in UK Health Policy

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 178-198

  Smith, Katherine ^a   Hellowell, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Devolution; Health care; Health inequalities; Policy divergence; Public health; UK

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK; DEVOLUTION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; WELFARE PROVISION;

NORTHERN IRELAND; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 84863414350     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: 14679515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2011.00830.x     Document Type: Article

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