Price discrimination in obstetric services - A case study in Bangladesh

Health Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 597-604

  Amin, Mohammad ^a,c   Hanson, Kara ^b   Mills, Anne ^b  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Healthcare; Hospitals; Obstetric services; Price discrimination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CALCULATION; CASE STUDY; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCOME; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANAGER; MATERNAL WELFARE; OBSTETRICS; OCCUPATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PROBABILITY; SOCIAL STATUS; STANDARD; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

BANGLADESH; FEES AND CHARGES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL-PHYSICIAN JOINT VENTURES; HUMANS; OBSTETRICS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PREJUDICE;

EID: 2942739139     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.848     Document Type: Article

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