The ghosts of user fees past: Exploring accountability for victims of a 30-year economic policy mistake

Health and Human Rights

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 175-185

  Rowden, Rick ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; ECONOMIC POLICY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMAN RIGHTS; TAX SYSTEM; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ALMA;

ECONOMICS; ETHICS; FEE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN;

FEES AND CHARGES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS;

EID: 84889237970     PISSN: 10790969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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