Community health insurance schemes & patient satisfaction - Evidence from India

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 40-49

  Devadasan, N ^a,b,d   Criel, Bart ^d   Van Damme, Wim ^d   Lefevre, Pierre ^d   Manoharan, S ^c   van der Stuyft, Patrick ^d  

^a Institute of Public Health   (India)

^b SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c ACCORD ^*  (India)

^d INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Community health insurance; India; Micro health insurance; Patient satisfaction; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ACTION FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION REHABILITATION AND DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH INSURANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERVIEW; KADAMALAI KALANJIAM VATTARA SANGAM; MALE; MEDICINE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; ECONOMICS; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITALIZATION; MEDICAL CARE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; STANDARD;

ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INDIA; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICAL ASSISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENTS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79851484314     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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