Cash transfer schemes and the health sector: Making the case for greater involvement

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 551-553

  Forde, Ian ^a   Rasanathan, Kumanan ^b   Krech, Rüdiger ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; POVERTY; WELFARE PROVISION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ACUTE DIARRHEA; ARTICLE; CASH TRANSFER; DECISION MAKING; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNIZATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVIVAL; WELLBEING;

GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 84863301454     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.11.097733     Document Type: Article

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