Universal health coverage and litigation in Latin America

Journal of Health, Organisation and Management

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 390-406

  Cubillos, Leonardo ^a   Escobar, Maria Luisa ^a   Pavlovic, Sebastian ^b   Iunes, Roberto ^a  

^a World Bank Institute Health Systems Practice   (United States)

^b World Bank Institute Health Systems Practice   (Chile)

Author keywords

Argentina; Brazil; Chile; Colombia; Costa Rica; Health care; Health services sector; Latin America; Litigation; Peru; Universal health coverage; Uruguay

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861311201     PISSN: 14777266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777261211239034     Document Type: Review

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