What does universal health coverage mean?

The Lancet

Volumn 383, Issue 9913, 2014, Pages 277-279

  O'Connell, Thomas ^a   Rasanathan, Kumanan ^a   Chopra, Mickey ^a  

^a UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD NUTRITION; CITIZENSHIP; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RELIGION; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 84892600370     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)60955-1     Document Type: Note

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