Socio-economic inequalities in the financing of cardiovascular & diabetes inpatient treatment in India

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 57-63

  Rao, Krishna D ^a   Bhatnagar, Aarushi ^a   Murphy, Adrianna ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

CVD; Diabetes; Out of pocket payment; Self reported prevalence; Socio economic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; INDIA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79851497317     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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