Financing health care for adolescents: A necessary part of universal health coverage

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 57-59

  Waddington, Catriona ^a   Sambo, Claudia ^a  

^a HLSP/Mott MacDonald ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ECONOMIC PLANNING; FINANCIAL PROVISION; HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MORTALITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; CHILD; DIET; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MENTAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; CHILD; DIET; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84920095943     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.14.139741     Document Type: Article

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