Socio-economic disparities in health system responsiveness in India

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 197-205

  Malhotra, Chetna ^a   Do, Young Kyung ^a  

^a DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Health services; Health systems; Public private; Socio economic differentials

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; INDIA; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD; STATISTICS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCOME; INDIA; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874821109     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czs051     Document Type: Article

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