Hospitalized for fever? Understanding hospitalization for common illnesses among insured women in a low-income setting

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 475-482

  Sinha, Tara ^a   Desai, Sapna ^a,b   Mahal, Ajay ^c  

^a Self Employed Women's Association   (India)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health care seeking behaviour; Health microinsurance; India; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INDIA; INSURANCE; MALARIA; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INDIA; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALARIA; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904323375     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czt032     Document Type: Article

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