Achieving effective universal health coverage with equity: Evidence from Chile

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 717-731

  Frenz, Patricia ^a   Delgado, Iris ^b   Kaufman, Jay S ^c   Harper, Sam ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO   (Chile)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chile; Health inequalities; Health systems research; Healthcare reform

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907981584     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czt054     Document Type: Article

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