A community-based targeting approach to exempt the worst-off from user fees in Burkina Faso

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 10-15

  Ridde, V ^a,b   Yaogo, M ^c,d   Kafando, Y ^e   Sanfo, O ^f   Coulibaly, N ^f   Nitiema, P A ^f   Bicaba, A ^e  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Groupe de Recherche   (Burkina Faso)

^d Université Catholique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest Unité Universitaire de Bobo Dioulasso   (Burkina Faso)

^e Societe d'Etudes et de Recherches en Sante Publique SERSAP   (Burkina Faso)

^f MINISTÈRE DE LA SANTÉ   (Burkina Faso)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT;

ARTICLE; BURKINA FASO; COMMUNITY; DOCUMENTATION; ENVIRONMENT; FEE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

BURKINA FASO; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FEES AND CHARGES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MEDICAL INDIGENCY; POVERTY;

BURKINA FASO;

EID: 74049088563     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.086793     Document Type: Article

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