Did the health card program ensure access to medical care for the poor during Indonesia's economic crisis?

World Bank Economic Review

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 125-150

  Pradhan, Menno ^a   Saadah, Fadia ^a   Sparrow, Robert ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL CRISIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; PUBLIC HEALTH; SERVICE PROVISION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDONESIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 33847741867     PISSN: 02586770     EISSN: 1564698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wber/lhl010     Document Type: Article

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