Prisoner healthcare co-payment policy a cost-cutting measure that might threaten inmates' health

Applied Health Economics and Health Policy

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 159-164

  Awofeso, Niyi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PRISONER; PRODUCTIVITY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

AUSTRALIA; COST CONTROL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PRISONERS; PRISONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 28444455558     PISSN: 11755652     EISSN: 11755652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00148365-200504030-00004     Document Type: Review

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