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Democracy
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Definition of 'Democracy'A system of government in which there is free and equal participation by the people in the political decision-making process. Common names: Democracy; Democracies |
Sunday, November 22, 2009
The democratization of health in Mexico: financial innovations for universal coverage.
29 Jun 2009
In 2003, the Mexican Congress approved a reform establishing the Sistema de Protección Social en Salud [System of Social Protection in Health], whereby public funding for health is being increased by one percent of the 2003 gross domestic product ... Read more...
Democracy, individual rights and the regulation of science.
11 Jun 2009
Whether the US Constitution guarantees a right to conduct scientific research is a question that has never been squarely addressed by the United States Supreme Court. Similarly, the extent to which the First Amendment protects the right to ... Read more...
"Who's winning the human race?"Cold war as pharmaceutical political strategy.
Jun 2009
Between 1959 and 1962, Senator Estes Kefauver led a congressional investigation into the pricing practices of U.S. drug firms. As part of its defense, the industry mobilized the rhetoric of cold war and promoted the industry as a critical national ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Democracy'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Eastern Europe: Scaling the wall.
29 Sep 2009 - German science looks to new political players.
22 Sep 2009 - Execution of prisoners with mental illnesses in Japan.
10 Sep 2009 - South Africa's health: departing for a better future?
22 Aug 2009 - [Remembering József Antall, the medical historian]
21 Aug 2009 - We are all Iranians.
30 Jun 2009 - The democratization of health in Mexico: financial innovations for universal coverage.
29 Jun 2009 - Democracy, individual rights and the regulation of science.
11 Jun 2009 - How science upholds civilization, human rights and democracy.
9 Jun 2009 - "Who's winning the human race?"Cold war as pharmaceutical political strategy.
Jun 2009 - Democracy: the forgotten challenge for bioethics in the developing countries.
20 May 2009 - Science, democracy, and the right to research.
10 May 2009 - Is the political system really related to health?
5 May 2009 - Democracy, ambiguity, scrutiny, and evidence-based medicine.
29 Apr 2009 - Municipal Health Councils of Brazil: a debate on the democratization of health in the twenty years of the UHS.
29 Apr 2009 - [Ethics, its detractors, and its strange attractors]
27 Apr 2009 - [The biological will: notes to expand the democracy spaces in contemporary society]
30 Mar 2009 - Revisiting "Who gets care?": health equity as an arena for nursing action.
30 Mar 2009 - Skin cancer mortality in Germany before and after the post-communist transition.
30 Mar 2009 - [Secular hospitals, please!]
28 Mar 2009
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Technical information about 'Democracy'
Definition: A system of government in which there is free and equal participation by the people in the political decision-making process.
Descriptor UI: D003709
Alternative terms: Democracy; Democracies;
Tree Number: I01.696.374;
Technical Notes: no qualif