Improving equity by removing healthcare fees for children in Burkina Faso

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 751-757

  Ridde, V ^a,b   Haddad, S ^a,b   Heinmuller R ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; EQUITY; HEALTH SERVICES; POVERTY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TIME SERIES; VULNERABILITY;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION STUDY; FEE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEES AND CHARGES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

BURKINA FASO;

EID: 84885390732     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2012-202080     Document Type: Article

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