How close have universal health systems come to achieving equity in use of curative services? A systematic review

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 89-109

  Hanratty, Barbara ^a   Zhang, Tuohong ^b   Whitehead, Margaret ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUITY; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL SECTOR; POLICY APPROACH; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 33847625851     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: 15414469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/TTX2-3572-UL81-62W7     Document Type: Article

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