Comparison of health care financing in Egypt and Cuba: Lessons for health reform in Egypt

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 1073-1086

  Gericke, Christian A ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CUBA; EGYPT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN RIGHTS; INCOME; INFANT MORTALITY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL INSURANCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TAX;

CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CUBA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EGYPT; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INCOME; MODELS, ECONOMIC; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; POLITICS; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; SOCIALISM; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 33744785102     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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