Impact of health reforms on child health services in Europe: The case of Bulgaria

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 326-330

  Rechel, Boika ^a   Spencer, Nick ^b   Blackburn, Clare ^b   Holland, Richard ^a   Rechel, Bernd ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Access to care; Child health services; Health reform; Inequalities

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BULGARIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL INSURANCE;

ADOLESCENT; BULGARIA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 66249103645     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckp027     Document Type: Article

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