The global financial crisis and health equity: Toward a conceptual framework

Critical Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 267-279

  Ruckert, Arne ^a   Labonté, Ronald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

global financial crisis; health equity; health governance; population health; social determinants of health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; POLITICS; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 84863536276     PISSN: 09581596     EISSN: 14693682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09581596.2012.685053     Document Type: Article

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