Determinants of Health Insurance Penetration in India: An Empirical Analysis

Oxford Development Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 379-401

  Chakrabarti, Anindita ^a   Shankar, Anand ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b RESERVE BANK OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

INDIA;

EID: 84940450618     PISSN: 13600818     EISSN: 14699966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13600818.2015.1057116     Document Type: Article

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