Access as a policy-relevant concept in low- and middle-income countries

Although access to health care is frequently identified as a goal for health care policy, the precise meaning of access to health care often remains unclear. We present a conceptual framework that defines access to health care as the empowerment of an individual to use health care and as a multidime...

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Published in:Health economics, policy and law policy and law, 2009-04, Vol.4 (2), p.179-193
Main Authors: MCINTYRE, DI, THIEDE, MICHAEL, BIRCH, STEPHEN
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Access to health care
Access to Information
Community
Dental care
Developing countries
Developing Countries - economics
Empowerment
Health care
Health care access
Health care policy
Health economics
Health policy
Health Policy - economics
Health Services Accessibility - economics
Health Services Needs and Demand - economics
Health services utilization
Households
Humans
Low income groups
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
Population
Shadow prices
Social Class
Studies
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Access to Information
Community
Dental care
Developing countries
Developing Countries - economics
Empowerment
Health care
Health care access
Health care policy
Health economics
Health policy
Health Policy - economics
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Health Services Needs and Demand - economics
Health services utilization
Households
Humans
Low income groups
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
Population
Shadow prices
Social Class
Studies
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