Community-based health insurance and social capital: A review

Health Economics Review

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-5

  Donfouet, Hiermann Pierre Pythagore ^a   Mahieu, Pierre Alexandre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Community based health insurance; Rural areas; Social capital

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; POPULATION SIZE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

EID: 84971250011     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21911991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2191-1991-2-5     Document Type: Article

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