Targeting accuracy and impact of a community-identified waiver card scheme for primary care user fees in Afghanistan

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Steinhardt, Laura C ^a   Peters, David H ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GUIDELINE; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH SERVICES; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; PERCEPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; USER FEE; VULNERABILITY;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; FEE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; WAIVER CARD SYSTEM;

AFGHANISTAN;

EID: 78649342486     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-9-28     Document Type: Article

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