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Catastrophic expenditure and impoverishment after caesarean section in Sierra Leone: An evaluation of the free health care initiative
BACKGROUND: Utilizing surgical services, including caesarean sections, can result in catastrophic expenditure and impoverishment. In 2010, Sierra Leone introduced the Free Health Care Initiative (FHCI), a national financial risk protection program for the most vulnerable groups. Aim of this study wa...
Autores principales: | van Duinen, Alex J., Westendorp, Josien, Ashley, Thomas, Hagander, Lars, Holmer, Hampus, Koroma, Alimamy P., Leather, Andrew J. M., Shrime, Mark G., Wibe, Arne, Bolkan, Håkon A. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8519447/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34653191 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258532 |
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