Who benefits from health services in South Africa?

Health Economics, Policy and Law

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 21-46

  Ataguba, John Ele Ojo ^a   McIntyre, Di ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOUTH AFRICA;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84867207222     PISSN: 17441331     EISSN: 1744134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1744133112000060     Document Type: Article

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