After Chile's health reform: Increase in coverage and access, decline in hospitalization and death rates

Health Affairs

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2161-2170

  Bitrán, Ricardo ^a   Escobar, Liliana ^a   Gassibe, Patricia ^b  

^a Bitran Asociados   (Chile)

^b Instituto Oncológico Fundación Arturo López Pérez   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MORTALITY;

CHILE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MORTALITY;

EID: 79953826288     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2010.0972     Document Type: Article

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