Neoliberalism is bad for our health

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 383-401

  Mooney, Gavin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE; NEOLIBERALISM; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; ECONOMICS; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; POVERTY;

CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; POLITICS; POVERTY; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84864610843     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: 15414469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/HS.42.3.b     Document Type: Article

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