The determinants of health care utilisation in rural Senegal

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 163-186

  Lépine, Aurélia ^a   Le Nestour, Alexis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL AREA;

SENEGAL;

EID: 84871559925     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: 14643723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejs020     Document Type: Article

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