Achieving equity within universal health coverage: A narrative review of progress and resources for measuring success

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Rodney, Anna M ^a   Hill, Peter S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Equity; Inequity; SDGs; Sustainable development goals; UHC; Universal health care; Universal health coverage

Indexed keywords

EQUITY; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; EQUITY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDLINE; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; PEER REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; INSURANCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARDS;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 84907970178     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12939-014-0072-8     Document Type: Article

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