Addressing healthcare needs of people living below the poverty line: A rapid assessment of the Andhra Pradesh health insurance scheme

National Medical Journal of India

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 335-341

  Rao, M ^a,b   Ramachandra, S S ^c   Bandyopadhyay, S ^c   Chandran, A ^c   Shidhaye, R ^c   Tamisettynarayana, S ^c   Thippaiah, A ^c   Sitamma, M ^c   Sunil George, M ^d   Singh, V ^c   Sivasankaran, S ^c   Bangdiwala, S I ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF COLLEGE OF INDIA   (India)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

^d Indian Institute of Public Health   (India)

^e IL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POVERTY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INDIA; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84859118623     PISSN: 0970258X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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