Impact of mutual health organizations: Evidence from West Africa

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 264-276

  Chankova, Slavea ^a   Sulzbach, Sara ^a   Diop, François ^a  

^a ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

Community health financing; Financial protection; Health insurance; Mutual health organizations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OUTPATIENT CARE; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEES AND CHARGES; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; GHANA; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MALI; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENEGAL;

EID: 45849107157     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czn011     Document Type: Article

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