The relationship between remittances and health care provision in Mexico

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1227-1231

  Frank, Reanne ^a   Palma Coca, Oswaldo ^b   Rauda Esquivel, Juan ^b   Olaiz Fernández, Gustavo ^c   Díaz Olavarrieta, Claudia ^b   Acevedo García, Dolores ^d  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^c Ministry of Health   (Mexico)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEXICO; ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; INCOME; INSURANCE; INTERVIEW; MIGRATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEXICO; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67650762668     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.144980     Document Type: Article

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