Gender equality and international health policy planning

The Palgrave Handbook of Gender and Healthcare, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 36-55

  Abdool, Shelly N ^a   García Moreno, Claudia ^b   Amin, Avni ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85000398228     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9781137295408_3     Document Type: Chapter

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