Out-of-pocket and informal payments in health sector: Evidence from Georgia

Health Policy

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 109-123

  Belli, Paolo ^a   Gotsadze, George ^b   Shahriari, Helen ^c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b CURATIO INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION   (Georgia)

^c WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Countries in transition; Georgia; Health financing; Informal payments

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; UNITED STATES;

FINANCING, PERSONAL; FOCUS GROUPS; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 4143067988     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2004.03.007     Document Type: Article

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