The financial protection effect of Ghana national health insurance scheme: Evidence from a study in two rural districts

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Nguyen, Ha Th ^a   Rajkotia, Yogesh ^b   Wang, Hong ^a  

^a ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; DEVELOPING WORLD; FINANCIAL PROVISION; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH POLICY; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; INCENTIVE; INSURANCE SYSTEM; RURAL AREA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GHANA; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA;

GHANA;

EID: 78651514862     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-10-4     Document Type: Article

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