Financial crisis and austerity measures in Greece: Their impact on health promotion policies and public health care

Health Policy

Volumn 113, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 8-12

  Ifanti, Amalia A ^a   Argyriou, Andreas A ^b   Kalofonou, Foteini H ^c   Kalofonos, Haralabos P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Austerity; Financial crisis; Greece; Health care; Recession; Social services

Indexed keywords

AUSTERITY MEASURE; ECONOMIC RECESSION; FINANCIAL DEFICIT; FOOD INSECURITY; GOVERNMENT; GREECE; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN DIGNITY; INCOME; MENTAL DISEASE; MORALITY; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

AUSTERITY; FINANCIAL CRISIS; GREECE; HEALTH CARE; RECESSION; SOCIAL SERVICES;

ECONOMIC RECESSION; GREECE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84887606069     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2013.05.017     Document Type: Review

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