The effect of catastrophic health expenditure on the transition to poverty and the persistence of poverty in South Korea

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 423-435

  Song, Eun Cheol ^a   Shin, Young Jeon ^a  

^a Hanyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Catastrophic health expenditure; Health security; Poverty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOUSEHOLD; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; POVERTY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOUTH KOREA;

AGED; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HOUSING; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SOCIAL MOBILITY; SOCIAL SECURITY;

EID: 77957724214     PISSN: 19758375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3961/jpmph.2010.43.5.423     Document Type: Article

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