Inter-state disparities in health care and financial burden on the poor in India

Journal of Health and Social Policy

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 37-60

  Purohit, Brijesh C ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR POLICY RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Disparities in healthcare; Financial burden on poor; International; Utilization of health services and health manpower

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH SERVICES; LOW INCOME POPULATION;

BUDGET; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDEPENDENCE; INDIA; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALNUTRITION; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARAMETER; PREVALENCE; READING; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; SOCIAL INSURANCE; URBAN AREA; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

COST OF ILLNESS; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INDIA; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POVERTY; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 3242709402     PISSN: 08977186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J045v18n03_03     Document Type: Review

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