Urban health in India: Who is responsible?

International Journal of Health Planning and Management

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 192-203

  Gupta, Indrani ^a   Mondal, Swadhin ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC GROWTH   (India)

^b Institute for Studies in Industrial Development India   (India)

Author keywords

Health services; India; Policy; Urban health

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INDIA; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URBAN POPULATION; URBANIZATION; WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY;

HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INDIA; POLICY MAKING; POVERTY AREAS; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; URBAN POPULATION; URBANIZATION; WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES;

EID: 84937967885     PISSN: 07496753     EISSN: 10991751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hpm.2236     Document Type: Article

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