Health financing in fragile and post-conflict states: What do we know and what are the gaps?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2370-2377

  Witter, Sophie ^a  

^a QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fragile states; Health financing; Post conflict

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FINANCE; HEALTH CARE; INCENTIVE; LITERATURE REVIEW; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STATE BUILDING;

EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW;

HEALTHCARE FINANCING; INTERNATIONALITY; WAR;

EID: 84869494565     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.09.012     Document Type: Review

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