Social-democratic government and health policy in Europe: A quantitative analysis

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 389-413

  Mackenbach, Johan ^a   Mckee, Martin ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DEMOCRACY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DIET; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFECTION CONTROL; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RELIGION; SMOKING; SOCIAL WELFARE; TIME; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AIR POLLUTION; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHRISTIANITY; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DIET; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; EUROPE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; POLITICS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SMOKING; SOCIAL WELFARE; TIME FACTORS;

EUROPE;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 84880596071     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: 15414469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/HS.43.3.b     Document Type: Article

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