Health financing in Brazil, Russia and India: What role does the international community play?

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 12-24

  Sridhar, Devi ^a   Gómez, Eduardo J ^b  

^a ALL SOULS COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; Health financing; India; Russia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ROLE PLAYING; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

BRAZIL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERNATIONALITY; ROLE; RUSSIA;

EID: 78650876725     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czq016     Document Type: Review

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