NGOs in community health insurance schemes: Examples from Guatemala and the Philippines

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 939-950

  Ron, Aviva ^a  

^a Intl Labour Off NEDA B   (Philippines)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL POLICY;

GUATEMALA; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; PHILIPPINES; REVIEW; RURAL AREA;

GUATEMALA; PHILIPPINES;

EID: 0033029381     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(98)00394-3     Document Type: Article

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