The public-private differential in health care and health-care costs in India: The case of inpatients

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 401-407

  Singh, Chungkham Holendro ^a  

^a NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cost of treatment; Inpatients; Multilevel model; Public private

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SANITATION; TUBERCULOSIS; URINARY TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 71349087771     PISSN: 09431853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10389-009-0268-3     Document Type: Article

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