Catastrophic health expenditure & coping strategies associated with acute coronary syndrome in Kerala, India

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 136, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 585-592

  Daivadanam, Meena ^a   Thankappan, K R ^a   Sarma, P S ^a   Harikrishnan, S ^b  

^a Achutha Menon Centre for Health Science Studies   (India)

^b SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Catastrophic health expenditure; Coping strategies; Coronary artery disease; Epidemiology; Heart diseases; Lifestyle; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIAL STATUS; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; WORK; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INDIA; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84869064170     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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