Promoting universal financial protection: A policy analysis of universal health coverage in Costa Rica (1940-2000)

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Vargas, Juan R ^a   Muiser, Jorine ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Health policy; Social protection; Universal health coverage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSENSUS; COSTA RICA; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SANITATION; SOCIAL INSURANCE; SOCIAL SECURITY; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION STUDY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LEGAL ASPECT; MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

DRUG;

COSTA RICA; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, MAJOR MEDICAL; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; POLICY MAKING; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84883506104     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4505-11-28     Document Type: Article

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