Examining inequities in incidence of catastrophic health expenditures on different healthcare services and health facilities in Nigeria

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Onwujekwe, Obinna ^a   Hanson, Kara ^b   Uzochukwu, Benjamin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATASTROPHIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE; DISASTER; FEMALE; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW; MALE; NIGERIA; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK MANAGEMENT; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; NIGERIA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84863993939     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040811     Document Type: Article

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