Appraising financial protection in health: The case of Tunisia

International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 73-93

  Abu Zaineh, Mohammad ^a,b   Romdhane, Habiba Ben ^c   Ventelou, Bruno ^a,d   Moatti, Jean Paul ^a,b   Chokri, Arfa ^e  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TUNIS EL MANAR   (Tunisia)

^d CNRS   (France)

^e University of Carthage Tunis   (Tunisia)

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EID: 84874017874     PISSN: 13896563     EISSN: 15736962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10754-013-9123-8     Document Type: Article

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