Colombia: In vivo test of health sector privatization in the developing world

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 125-141

  De Groote, Tony ^a,b   De Paepe, Pierre ^a   Unger, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL ECUADOR   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; PRIVATIZATION;

COLOMBIA; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW;

COLOMBIA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PRIVATIZATION;

COLOMBIA; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 14644386889     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/LH52-5FCB-4XDE-76CW     Document Type: Review

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