The progressivity of health-care financing in Kenya

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 912-920

  Munge, Kenneth ^b   Briggs, Andrew Harvey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Bootstrap method; Health care financing; Kenya; Progressivity; Vertical equity

Indexed keywords

BOOTSTRAPPING; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INSURANCE; KENYA; TAX; ECONOMICS; FAMILY SIZE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MEDICAL FEE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEES, MEDICAL; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTHCARE FINANCING; HUMANS; KENYA; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84986907259     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czt073     Document Type: Article

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