Great leap backwards: The UK's austerity programme has disproportionately affected children and people with disabilities

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 349, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Taylor Robinson, David ^a   Whitehead, Margaret ^a   Barr, Ben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD WELFARE; DISABILITY; EDITORIAL; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL EXCLUSION; UNITED KINGDOM; WELLBEING;

EID: 84915747000     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.g7350     Document Type: Editorial

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