Do microfinance programs help families insure consumption against illness?

Health Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 257-273

  Gertler, Paul ^a   Levine, David I ^a   Moretti, Enrico ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumption smoothing; Indonesia; Microfinance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; COST OF ILLNESS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INDONESIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; FAMILY; FAMILY SIZE; HEALTH SURVEY; INCOME; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TERMINAL DISEASE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMERCE; COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FAMILY; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INCOME; INDONESIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65349094583     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1372     Document Type: Article

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