How well do health programmes reach the poor?

Lancet

Volumn 361, Issue 9357, 2003, Pages 540-541

  Gwatkin, Davidson R ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEVER; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INCIDENCE; INCOME; MALARIA; NOTE; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; TANZANIA; TUBERCULOSIS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0037442035     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)12558-5     Document Type: Note

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