The colombian health insurance system and its effect on access to health care

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 355-370

  Alvarez, Luz ^a   Salmon, Warren ^a   Swartzman, Dan ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICES; IMF; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; WELFARE REFORM; WORLD BANK;

ARTICLE; COLOMBIA; COST; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STANDARD;

COLOMBIA; COST SHARING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; PRIVATIZATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 79953221853     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: 15414469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/HS.41.2.i     Document Type: Article

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