Health care financing and health outcomes in Pacific Island countries

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 72-81

  Gani, Azmat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

Author keywords

Health expenditure; Infant mortality; Pacific Island countries

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INFANT MORTALITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FINANCIAL SUPPORT; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PACIFIC ISLANDS;

EID: 58149134498     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czn044     Document Type: Article

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