Providing universal health insurance coverage in Nigeria

International Quarterly of Community Health Education

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 241-246

  Okebukola, Peter O ^a   Brieger, William R ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Developing countries; Health finance; Health insurance; Healthcare management; Nigeria; Pooling; Social health insurance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATALYST; DECENTRALIZATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FINANCE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; NIGERIA; SOCIAL INSURANCE;

EID: 85019106073     PISSN: 0272684X     EISSN: 15413519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272684X16657451     Document Type: Article

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