Microfinance and its contributions to health care access: A study of self-help groups (SHGs) in Kerala

Health and Population: Perspectives and Issues

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 134-149

  Gopalan, Saji Saraswathy ^a  

^a Public Health Resource Network   (India)

Author keywords

Credit disbursements of SHGs; Health care financing; Microfinance

Indexed keywords

EID: 46949109999     PISSN: 02536803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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