Awareness of health insurance in a South Indian population - A community-based study

Health and Population: Perspectives and Issues

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 177-188

  Reshmi, B ^a   Sreekumaran Nair, N ^b   Sabu, K M ^a   Unnikrishnan, B ^c  

^a MANIPAL COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Nepal)

^b MANIPAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Awareness; Determinants; Health insurance; Mediclaim policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 47649108649     PISSN: 02536803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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