Financial protection in health in Turkey: The effects of the Health Transformation Programme

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 177-192

  Yardim, Mahmut S ^a   Cilingiroglu, Nesrin ^a   Yardim, Nazan ^b  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Turkey)

Author keywords

catastrophic health expenditure; Health Transformation Programme; Kakwani Progressivity Index; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; TERMINAL DISEASE; TURKEY;

CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; TURKEY;

EID: 84896750112     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czt002     Document Type: Article

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