Trends in out-of-pocket payments for health care in Kyrgyzstan, 2001-2007

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 427-436

  Falkingham, Jane ^a   Akkazieva, Baktygul ^b   Baschieri, Angela ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Center for Health System Development   (Kyrgyzstan)

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

Author keywords

health financing; Informal payments; Kyrgyzstan; reform

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COST; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KYRGYZSTAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST SHARING; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; KYRGYZSTAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POVERTY; SINGLE-PAYER SYSTEM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956299326     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czq011     Document Type: Article

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