Catastrophic healthcare expenditure and impoverishment in tropical deltas: evidence from the Mekong Delta region
Abstract Background Universal health coverage implies that people obtain the health services they need without experiencing financial hardship. While the factors contributing to catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) among households are well understood, few studies have examined this relationship in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-04-01
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Series: | International Journal for Equity in Health |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-018-0757-5 |