Resource allocation equity in northeastern Mexico

Health Policy

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 271-279

  Rocha, Georgina Mayela Núñez ^a   Martínez, Ana María Salinas ^a   Ríos, Enrique Villarreal ^a   Elizondo, Ma Eugenia Garza ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Equity; Medical areas; Resource allocation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEXICO; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL SECURITY;

HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MEXICO; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; POLITICS;

EID: 5444261300     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2004.04.007     Document Type: Article

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