Ministry of Health user fees, equity and decentralization: Lessons from Honduras

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 362-377

  Fiedler, John L ^a   Suazo, Javier ^b  

^a Social Sectors Devmt Strategies   (United States)

^b ASOHDEICO   (Honduras)

Author keywords

Cost recovery; Decentralization; Equity; Health care financing; Management; User fees

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HONDURAS; HOSPITAL COST; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0036902722     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/17.4.362     Document Type: Article

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