Defining access to health care: Evidence on the importance of quality and distance in rural Tanzania

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 347-358

  Klemick, Heather ^a   Leonard, Kenneth L ^b   Masatu, Melkiory C ^c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c Elderly and Children   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Access to care; Bypassing; Health policy reform; Health spending; Rural health care; Tanzania; Vignettes

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; POLICY REFORM; PUBLIC SPENDING; RURAL AREA; SERVICE PROVISION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 64649094677     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8276.2009.01252.x     Document Type: Article

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