Fairness in healthcare finance and delivery: What about Tunisia?

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 433-442

  Abu Zaineh, Mohammad ^a   Arfa, Chokri ^b   Ventelou, Bruno ^c   Ben Romdhane, Habiba ^d   Moatti, Jean Paul ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b University of Carthage Tunis   (Tunisia)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TUNIS EL MANAR   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Healthcare delivery; Healthcare finance; Horizontal equity; Progressivity; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

COST; ECONOMICS; FAMILY SIZE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; SOCIOECONOMICS; TUNISIA; UTILIZATION;

COST SHARING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE FINANCING; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TUNISIA;

EID: 84904366798     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czt029     Document Type: Article

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