Healthcare financing: Approaches and trends in India

National Medical Journal of India

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 231-235

  Bajpai, Vikas ^a,b   Saraya, Anoop ^a,c  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c Department of Gastroenterology and Human Nutrition ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; INDIA; INVESTMENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; STANDARDIZATION;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INDIA; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS;

EID: 77957130815     PISSN: 0970258X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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