Equity in health and health care in Peru, 2004-2008

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 131-136

  Petrera, Margarita ^a   Valdivia, Martín ^b   Jimenez, Eduardo ^a   Almeida, Gisele ^c  

^a Observatorio de la Salud ^*  (Peru)

^b Group for the Analysis of Development Lima   (Peru)

^c PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Health inequalities; Health insurance; Peru

Indexed keywords

HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; MORBIDITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERU; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERU; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

PERU;

EID: 84876369086     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892013000200008     Document Type: Article

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