Detention of insolvent patients in Burundian hospitals

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 14-23

  Kippenberg, Juliane ^a   Sahokwasama, Jean Baptiste ^b   Amon, Joseph J ^c  

^a Human Rights Watch   (Germany)

^b Association for the Promotion of Human Rights and Detained Persons   (Burundi)

^c Human Rights Watch   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Burundi; Cost recovery; Detention; Equity; Human rights; User fees

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BURUNDI; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETENTION; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL BILLING; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REIMBURSEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BURUNDI; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; POVERTY; UNCOMPENSATED CARE;

EID: 37649011621     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czm044     Document Type: Article

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