Equity in out-of-pocket payments for hospital care: Evidence from India

Health Policy

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 297-307

  Roy, Kakoli ^a   Howard, David Hill ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Equity; Global health; Health care financing; Out of pocket payments

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDIA; SAMPLE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

DATA COLLECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HUMANS; INDIA; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 33845435208     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2006.03.012     Document Type: Article

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