To what extent do Australian health policy documents address social determinants of health and health equity?

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 545-564

  Fisher, Matthew ^a   Baum, Frances E ^a   MacDougall, Colin ^b   Newman, Lareen ^a   Mcdermott, Dennis ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84953324806     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: 14697823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0047279415000756     Document Type: Article

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