Effectiveness of community health financing in meeting the cost of illness

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 143-150

  Preker, Alexander S ^a   Carrin, Guy ^a   Dror, David ^a   Jakab, Melitta ^a   Hsiao, William ^a   Arhin Tenkorang, Dyna ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Community health services economics; Consumer participation economics; Cost of illness; Developing countries; Financing, health; Households; Multicenter studies (source: MeSH, NLM)

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL PROVISION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; LOW INCOME POPULATION;

AFRICA; ASIA; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSUMER; COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOUSEHOLD; REVIEW;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; HUMANS;

AFRICA; ASIA;

EID: 0036200855     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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