Revisiting policies to achieve progress towards universal health coverage in low-income countries: Realizing the pay-offs of national social protection floors

International Social Security Review

Volumn 66, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 145-170

  Scheil Adlung, Xenia ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Gaps in coverage; Health policy; International; Recommendation; Social protection; Supply of health care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885707578     PISSN: 0020871X     EISSN: 1468246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/issr.12022     Document Type: Article

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