Composition of pluralistic health systems: How much can we learn from household surveys? An exploration in Cambodia

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Meessen, Bruno ^a   Bigdeli, Maryam ^b   Chheng, Kannarath ^c   Decoster, Kristof ^a   Ir, Por ^a   Men, Chean ^d   Van Damme, Wim ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c National Institute of Public Health   (Cambodia)

^d Centre for Advanced Studies   (Cambodia)

Author keywords

Demographic and Health Surveys; Household surveys; private sector; public sector; stewardship

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAMBODIA; FAMILY SIZE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD;

CAMBODIA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79960354796     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czr026     Document Type: Article

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