Beyond health gain: The range of health system benefits expressed by social groups in Mexico and Central America

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1537-1550

  Angel González Block, Miguel Angle ^a   Sandiford, Peter ^b   Ruiz, José Arturo ^c   Rovira, Joan ^d  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b Development Institute   (United Kingdom)

^c Fundacion Mexicana para la Salud AC   (Mexico)

^d SOIKOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Central America; Health benefits; Health reform; Mexico

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; REFORM PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; EL SALVADOR; FEMALE; GUATEMALA; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MEXICO; NICARAGUA; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SECURITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTA RICA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EL SALVADOR; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GUATEMALA; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NICARAGUA; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

CENTRAL AMERICA; MEXICO;

EID: 0035113739     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(00)00267-7     Document Type: Article

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