Health inequalities after austerity in Greece
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Health inequalities after austerity in Greece
Since the beginning of economic crisis, Greece has been experiencing unprecedented levels of unemployment and profound cuts to public budgets. Health and welfare sectors were subject to severe austerity measures, which have endangered provision of as well as access to services, potentially widening health inequality gap. European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions data show that t...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal for Equity in Health
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1475-9276
DOI: 10.1186/s12939-016-0374-0