Understanding public perception of the need for major change in Latin American healthcare systems

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 816-824

  Pérez Cuevas, Ricardo ^a   Guanais, Frederico C ^b   Doubova, Svetlana V ^c   Pinzón, Leonardo ^d   Tejerina, Luis ^e   Masis, Diana Pinto ^f   Rocha, Marcia ^g   Harris, Donna O ^h   MacInko, James ⁱ  

^a National Commission of Social Protection in Health   (Mexico)

^b Social Protection and Health Division   (Peru)

^c INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^d Inter American Development Bank   (Panama)

^e Inter American Development Bank   (El Salvador)

^f INTER AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (United States)

^g Inter American Development Bank   (Brazil)

^h INTER AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (Jamaica)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrier to access; Brazil; Colombia; El Salvador; Healthcare systems; Jamaica; M xico; Panama; Public opinion

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; COLOMBIA; EL SALVADOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; JAMAICA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PANAMA; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC OPINION; ADULT; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUT-OF-HOURS CARE; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA;

ADULT; AFTER-HOURS CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LATIN AMERICA; MALE; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PUBLIC OPINION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85021828885     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czx020     Document Type: Article

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