Healthcare financing in Syria: Satisfaction with the current system and the role of national health insurance-a qualitative study of householders' views

International Journal of Health Planning and Management

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 167-179

  Mershed, Mania ^a   Busse, Reinhard ^a,b   van Ginneken, Ewout ^a,b  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b EUROPEAN OBSERVATORY ON HEALTH SYSTEMS AND POLICIES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health care; Health financing; Health insurance; Public health sector; Qualitative interviews

Indexed keywords

CORRUPTION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICES; INSURANCE SYSTEM; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC;

ADULT; FEMALE; FINANCIAL SUPPORT; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SYRIA;

SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC;

EID: 84861884531     PISSN: 07496753     EISSN: 10991751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hpm.2102     Document Type: Article

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