Health service system in India is insurance the way forward?

Economic and Political Weekly

Volumn 49, Issue 35, 2014, Pages 26-28

  Sodhi, Chhavi ^a   Rabbani, Atif ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

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EID: 84907023307     PISSN: 00129976     EISSN: 23498846     Source Type: Journal    
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