The impact of conditional cash transfers on health outcomes and use of health services in low and middle income countries

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Lagarde, Mylene ^a   Haines, Andy ^a   Palmer, Natasha ^a  

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

Author keywords

Developing countries *economics ; Financing, government *economics; statistics numerical data ; Health behavior; Health services accessibility *economics; statistics numerical data ; Medical assistance economics; statistics numerical data ; Outcome assessment (health care) *economics ; Poverty areas; Preventive health services *economics; utilization

Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MEDICAL ASSISTANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POVERTY AREAS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 77950163675     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008137     Document Type: Review

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