When social health insurance goes wrong: Lessons from Argentina and Mexico

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 353-368

  Lloyd Sherlock, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Argentina; Health care funding; Mexico; Social health insurance

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; SOCIAL POLICY;

ARGENTINA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33746238926     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: 14679515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2006.00494.x     Document Type: Article

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