The financial burden from non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries: A literature review

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Kankeu, Hyacinthe Tchewonpi ^a   Saksena, Priyanka ^b   Xu, Ke ^c   Evans, David B ^b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c The World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific philippines   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Financial burden; Low and middle income countries; Non communicable diseases; Review

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; FALLING; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SERVICE; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; POVERTY; PRODUCTIVITY; PROTECTION; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; RHINITIS; SCREENING TEST;

ABSENTEEISM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMPLOYMENT; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INCOME; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84881534898     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4505-11-31     Document Type: Review

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