Recycling fuel subsidies as health subsidies

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2014, Pages

  Yates, Robert ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG MARKETING; EDITORIAL; ENERGY RESOURCE; GOVERNMENT; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; POLITICAL SYSTEM; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH; MOTIVATION; POLICY;

FOSSIL FUEL;

CLIMATE CHANGE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; FOSSIL FUELS; GLOBAL HEALTH; GOALS; HUMANS; PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 84905281340     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.14.143495     Document Type: Editorial

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