Self-help: What future role in health care for low and middle-income countries?

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 3, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Nayar, K R ^a   Kyobutungi, Catherine ^b   Razum, Oliver ^b  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Health care organization; Health care provision; Health Sector Reforms; Self help; South Asia

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPED COUNTRY; EUROPE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; INCOME; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; REVIEW; SELF HELP; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 2942644582     PISSN: 14759276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-3-1     Document Type: Review

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