Vietnam during economic transition: A tracer study of health service access and affordability

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 573-588

  Luong, Duong Huy ^b   Tang, Shenglan ^a   Zhang, Tuohong ^b   Whitehead, Margaret ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIARRHEAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; LOW INCOME POPULATION; MARKET TRANSITION; POLICY ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VIETNAM;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM;

EID: 34547867777     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: 15414469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/2422-2477-6233-3G0N     Document Type: Article

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