Improving access to hospital care for the poor: Comparative analysis of four health equity funds in Cambodia

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 246-262

  Noirhomme, Mathieu ^a,b   Meessen, Bruno ^a   Griffiths, Fred ^b   Ir, Por ^c   Jacobs, Bart ^b   Thor, Rasoka ^d   Criel, Bart ^a   Van Damme, Wim ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b Health Net International ^*  (France)

^c Belgian Technical Cooperation   (Cambodia)

^d UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Health services; Poverty; User fees; Utilization; Waiver

Indexed keywords

CAMBODIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; POVERTY; REVIEW;

CAMBODIA; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; POVERTY;

EID: 34547744897     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czm015     Document Type: Review

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