Does progress towards universal health coverage improve population health?

The Lancet

Volumn 380, Issue 9845, 2012, Pages 917-923

  Moreno Serra, Rodrigo ^a   Smith, Peter C ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; VULNERABLE POPULATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84865756834     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61039-3     Document Type: Review

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