Title: Social class related inequalities in household health expenditure and economic burden : evidence from Kerala, south India

Authors: Mukherjee, Subrata and Haddad, Slim and Narayana, Delampady

Place: [London]

Publisher: BioMed central

Year: 2011

Journal: International journal for equity in health

Volume: Vol. 10, No. 1

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Subject: Health and Poverty

Keywords: health economics, health care delivery, india

Abstract: This study examines caste-based inequalities in households' out-of-pocket health expenditure in the south Indian state of Kerala and provides evidence on the consequent financial burden inflicted upon households in different caste groups.

URL: http://www.equityhealthj.com/content/pdf/1475-9276-10-1.pdf

Document type: Portal