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The differences in characteristics between health-care users and non-users: implication for introducing community-based health insurance in Burkina Faso

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  • Hengjin Dong

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  • Adjima Gbangou
  • Manuela Allegri
  • Subhash Pokhrel
  • Rainer Sauerborn
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    Article provided by Springer in its journal The European Journal of Health Economics.

    Volume (Year): 9 (2008)
    Issue (Month): 1 (February)
    Pages: 41-50

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    Keywords: Health services; Community-based health insurance; Burkina Faso; Demand; Price elasticity;

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    1. De Allegri, Manuela & Ridde, Valéry & Louis, Valérie R. & Sarker, Malabika & Tiendrebéogo, Justin & Yé, Maurice & Müller, Olaf & Jahn, Albrecht, 2011. "Determinants of utilisation of maternal care services after the reduction of user fees: A case study from rural Burkina Faso," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 99(3), pages 210-218, March.

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