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Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 586-595

Repackaging exemptions under National Health Insurance in Ghana: How can access to care for the poor be improved?

Author keywords

exemptions; Ghana; National health insurance; poor; user fees

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EXEMPTIONS; FEE; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; POOR; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; USER FEES;

EID: 84883477533     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czs098     Document Type: Article
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