The dynamics of gender and class in access to health care: Evidence from rural Karnataka, India

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 537-554

  Iyer, Aditi ^a   Sen, Gita ^b   George, Asha ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT BANGALORE   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRARIAN REFORM; CLASS; GENDER DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; POLICY REFORM; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL IMPACT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RURAL AREA; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PREJUDICE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; KARNATAKA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 34547896631     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: 15414469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/1146-7828-5L5H-7757     Document Type: Article

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