Access to health care for all? User fees plus a Health Equity Fund in Sotnikum, Cambodia

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 22-32

  Hardeman, Wim ^a   Van Damme, Wim ^a,b   Van Pelt, Maurits ^a,c   Por, Ir ^a   Kimvan, Heng ^d   Meessen, Bruno ^b  

^a MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^c Dept for Intl Development ^*  (China)

^d Centre for Advanced Studies   (Cambodia)

Author keywords

Access; Equity; Health services; User fees; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAMBODIA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION;

CAMBODIA; FEES AND CHARGES; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EID: 1642553462     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czh003     Document Type: Article

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