Paying for hospital-based care of Kala-azar in Nepal: Assessing catastrophic, impoverishment and economic consequences

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 129-139

  Adhikari, Shiva R ^a,b   Maskay, Nephil M ^a   Sharma, Bishnu P ^a,c  

^a Nepal Health Economics Association   (Nepal)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Catastrophic; Economic consequences; Health care payment; Kala azar; Loan repayment; Nepal; Poverty

Indexed keywords

CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS; COST OF ILLNESS; DIRECT SERVICE COSTS; EPISODE OF CARE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; NEPAL; POVERTY;

EID: 60249089763     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czn052     Document Type: Article

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