Impact of health insurance on health care treatment and cost in Vietnam: A health capability approach to financial protection

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1450-1461

  Nguyen, Kim Thuy ^a   Khuat, Oanh Thi Hai ^c   Ma, Shuangge ^b   Pham, Duc Cuong ^c   Khuat, Giang Thi Hong ^c   Ruger, Jennifer Prah ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Institute of Social Development Studies   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; FAMILY SIZE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCOME; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PATIENT; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIET NAM;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; DATA COLLECTION; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INCOME; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIETNAM;

EID: 84864341755     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300618     Document Type: Review

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