Disaggregating the universal coverage cube: Putting equity in the picture

Health Systems and Reform

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 22-27

  Roberts, Marc J ^a   Hsiao, William C ^a   Reich, Michael R ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Equity; Health system reform; Universal health coverage; WHO UC cube

Indexed keywords

EID: 84959085025     PISSN: 23288604     EISSN: 23288620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/23288604.2014.995981     Document Type: Article

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