The inequity of informal payments for health care: The case of Hungary

Health Policy

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 262-271

  Szende, Agota ^a   Culyer, Anthony Johr ^b,c  

^a Springfield House   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Equity; Hungary; Informal payments; Kakwani progressivity index

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPIRICISM; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; HUNGARY; INTERVIEW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

ADULT; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HUMANS; HUNGARY; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EID: 29944441665     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2005.04.001     Document Type: Article

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