Service- and population based exemptions: Are these the way forward for equity and efficiency in health financing in low-income countries?

Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research

Volumn 21, Issue , 2009, Pages 251-288

  Witter, Sophie ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; COST; DELIVERY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; FEE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; PREGNANCY;

AFRICA, WESTERN; COST SHARING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEES AND CHARGES; FEMALE; HUMANS; POVERTY; PREGNANCY;

EID: 78650512705     PISSN: 07312199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S0731-2199(2009)0000021013     Document Type: Article

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