The economic impact of chronic diseases: How do households respond to shocks? Evidence from Russia

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2296-2307

  Abegunde, Dele Olawale ^a   Stanciole, Anderson E ^b,c  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c European Centre for Social Welfare Training and Research   (Austria)

Author keywords

Chronic diseases; Coping mechanisms; Household economic impact; Russia

Indexed keywords

COPING STRATEGY; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH POLICY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; EDUCATION; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MODEL; PRODUCTIVITY; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INCOME; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK FACTORS; RUSSIA; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EURASIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 42949177683     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.01.041     Document Type: Article

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