Does "the injury poverty trap" exist?. A longitudinal study in Bavi, Vietnam

Health Policy

Volumn 78, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 249-257

  Thanh, Nguyen Xuan ^a   Hang, Hoang Minh ^a   Chuc, Nguyen Thi Kim ^a   Rudholm, Niklas ^a   Emmelin, Anders ^a   Lindholm, Lars ^a  

^a HANOI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Bavi; Income loss; Injury; Longitudinal study; Poverty; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; INJURY; INSURANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS; VIET NAM; WELFARE;

DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; POVERTY; VIETNAM; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33747338996     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2005.10.003     Document Type: Article

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