Community based health insurance in developing countries

British Medical Journal

Volumn 334, Issue 7607, 2007, Pages 1282-1283

  De Allegri, Manuela ^a   Sauerborn, Rainer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDITORIAL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; INDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; NOTE; STANDARD;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH;

EID: 34250903037     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39240.632963.80     Document Type: Editorial

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