Equity in financing and use of health care in Ghana, South Africa, and Tanzania: Implications for paths to universal coverage

The Lancet

Volumn 380, Issue 9837, 2012, Pages 126-133

  Mills, Anne ^a   Ataguba, John E ^b   Akazili, James ^c   Borghi, Jo ^a   Garshong, Bertha ^d   Makawia, Suzan ^e   Mtei, Gemini ^e   Harris, Bronwyn ^f   MacHa, Jane ^e   Meheus, Filip ^g,h   McIntyre, Di ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c NAVRONGO HEALTH RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ghana)

^d GHANA HEALTH SERVICE   (Ghana)

^e IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^f UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^g INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^h ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; INCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA; TANZANIA; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GHANA; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; STATISTICS; TAX;

FINANCING, ORGANIZED; FINANCING, PERSONAL; GHANA; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INCOME; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SOUTH AFRICA; TANZANIA; TAXES; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 84863720664     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60357-2     Document Type: Article

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