Health inequalities in Armenia - Analysis of survey results

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Tonoyan, Tamara ^a,b   Muradyan, Lusine ^a  

^a YEREVAN STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Armenia)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Health accessibility; Health care utilization; Health inequality and equity; Health policy

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE TREATMENT; EQUITY; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; LOW INCOME POPULATION; PUBLIC ACCESS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RESIDENT POPULATION; RURAL AREA; SERVICE PROVISION; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

ARMENIA; ARTICLE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SATISFACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARMENIA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; YOUNG ADULT;

ARMENIA;

EID: 84862183891     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-11-32     Document Type: Article

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