Universal health coverage: Friend or foe of health equity?

The Lancet

Volumn 377, Issue 9784, 2011, Pages 2160-2161

  Gwatkin, Davidson R ^a   Ergo, Alex ^b  

^a RESULTS FOR DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Broad Branch Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE;

EID: 79959701807     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)62058-2     Document Type: Note

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