Chilean health insurance system: A source of inequity and selective social insecurity

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 271-282

  Holst, Jens ^a,b   Laaser, Ulrich ^a   Hohmann, Jürgen ^c  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Ger Soc for Technical Cooperation ^*  (Germany)

^c Financial Systems Development Section   (Germany)

Author keywords

Co payment; Coverage; Health insurance; Selection; Social security

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 4143153836     PISSN: 09431853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10389-004-0026-5     Document Type: Article

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