How to do (or not to do)...a benefit incidence analysis

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 174-182

  McIntyre, Di ^a   Ataguba, John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Benefit incidence analysis; household survey design; methodology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 79951868482     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czq031     Document Type: Review

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