A ghost in the machine? Politics in global health policy

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-4

  Bruen, Carlos ^a   Brugha, Ruairí ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

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EID: 85002342349     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23225939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15171/ijhpm.2014.59     Document Type: Editorial

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