Access to health care in contexts of livelihood insecurity: A framework for analysis and action

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1584-1588

  Obrist, Brigit ^a   Iteba, Nelly ^b   Lengeler, Christian ^a   Makemba, Ahmed ^b   Mshana, Christopher ^b   Nathan, Rose ^b   Alba, Sandra ^a   Dillip, Angel ^b   Hetzel, Manuel W ^a,b   Mayumana, Iddy ^b   Schulze, Alexander ^c   Mshinda, Hassan ^b  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^c NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPOWERMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; STANDARD;

ADULT; ANTIMALARIALS; CHILD; FOUNDATIONS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALARIA; MEDICAL INDIGENCY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POVERTY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH; TANZANIA; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 35648959285     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040308     Document Type: Review

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