Changes in utilization of health services among poor and rural residents in Uganda: Are reforms benefitting the poor?

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 8, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Pariyo, George W ^a   Ekirapa Kiracho, Elizabeth ^a   Okui, Olico ^a   Rahman, Mohammed Hafizur ^b   Peterson, Stefan ^a,c   Bishai, David M ^b   Lucas, Henry ^d   Peters, David H ^b  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Uganda)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROFIT; RISK REDUCTION; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; UGANDA;

EID: 72849131882     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-8-39     Document Type: Article

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