Strengthening the implementation of health in all policies: A methodology for realist explanatory case studies

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 462-473

  Shankardass, Ketan ^a,b,c   Renahy, Emilie ^b   Muntaner, Carles ^b,c   O'Campo, Patricia ^b,c  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

determinants; equity; Health policy; health promotion; implementation; social determinants; social epidemiology

Indexed keywords

COOPERATION; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MANAGEMENT; QUEBEC; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; SWEDEN;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GLOBAL HEALTH; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; POLICY MAKING; QUEBEC; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; SWEDEN;

EID: 84928948181     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czu021     Document Type: Article

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