Enhancing the private provision of care through premiums for ability: The case of tuberculosis care in the Philippines

Health Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1237-1244

  Quimbo, Stella Alabastro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Ability; Philippines; Private provision; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSULTATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PATIENT CARE; PHILIPPINES; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SOCIAL INSURANCE; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; FEES AND CHARGES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MIDDLE AGED; PHILIPPINES; PHYSICIANS; PRIVATE SECTOR; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 33750691685     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1106     Document Type: Article

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