The role of insurance in the achievement of universal coverage within a developing country context: South Africa as a case study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Van Den Heever, Alex M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INSURANCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; SOUTH AFRICA;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTHCARE FINANCING; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS; SOUTH AFRICA; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 84862732758     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-S1-S5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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