Social movements and health insurance: A critical evaluation of voluntary, non-profit insurance schemes with case studies from Ghana and Cameroon

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 881-896

  Atim, Chris ^a  

^a IMS Health Economics Consulting   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coverage; Efficiency; Equity; Insurance; Solidarity

Indexed keywords

HEALTH INSURANCE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL MOVEMENT; SOCIAL POLICY; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

ARTICLE; CAMEROON; GHANA; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

CAMEROON; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GHANA; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MANAGEMENT AUDIT; ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CHANGE;

CAMEROON; GHANA;

EID: 0033040433     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(98)00390-6     Document Type: Article

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