Evaluating health service equity at a primary care clinic in Chilimarca, Bolivia

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 663-678

  Kinman, Edward L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Equity; Evaluation; Health services utilization

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; POLICY MAKING; SERVICE PROVISION;

ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

BOLIVIA; EVALUATION STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

BOLIVIA;

EID: 0033010863     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00147-1     Document Type: Article

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