An assessment of the implementation of the Health Care Funds for the Poor policy in rural Vietnam

Health Policy

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 58-64

  Thanh, Nguyen Xuan ^a   Löfgren, Curt ^b   Phuc, Ho Dang ^c   Chuc, Nguyen Thi Kim ^d   Lindholm, Lars ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF HEALTH ECONOMICS   (Canada)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Viet Nam)

^d HANOI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Assessment; Health Care Funds for the Poor; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RURAL AREA; VIET NAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; RURAL POPULATION; VIETNAM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957875167     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.05.005     Document Type: Article

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