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Is Ghana’s pro-poor health insurance scheme really for the poor? Evidence from Northern Ghana

Published:2014-12 Issue:1 Volume:14 Page:
ISSN:1472-6963
Container-title:BMC Health Services Research
language:en
Short-container-title:BMC Health Serv Res

Author:

Akazili James,Welaga Paul,Bawah Ayaga,Achana Fabian S,Oduro Abraham,Awoonor-Williams John Koku,Williams John E,Aikins Moses,Phillips James F

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Health Policy

Link

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-014-0637-7/fulltext.html

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