Assessment of progress towards universal health coverage for people with disabilities in Afghanistan: a multilevel analysis of repeated cross-sectional surveys

The Lancet Global Health

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2017, Pages e828-e837

  Trani, Jean Francois ^a   Kumar, Praveen ^a   Ballard, Ellis ^a   Chandola, Tarani ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL CARE; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; ADOLESCENT; AFGHANISTAN; CHILD; DISABLED PERSON; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH SERVICE; INSURANCE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABLED PERSONS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85023622291     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2214109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(17)30251-6     Document Type: Article

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