Limitations of methods for measuring out-of-pocket and catastrophic private health expenditures
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of survey design, specifically the number of items and recall period, on estimates of household out-of-pocket and catastrophic expenditure on health. METHODS: We used results from two surveys - the World Health Survey and the Living Standards Measurement Study -...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The World Health Organization
2009-03-01
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| Series: | Bulletin of the World Health Organization |
| Online Access: | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862009000300019&lng=en&tlng=en |