An examination of Roma health insurance status in Central and Eastern Europe

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 707-712

  Kühlbrandt, Charlotte ^a   Footman, Katharine ^a   Rechel, Bernd ^a   McKee, Martin ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EASTERN EUROPE; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSURANCE; PROCEDURES; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

DATA COLLECTION; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPE; EUROPE, EASTERN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84928496530     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cku004     Document Type: Article

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