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Changes in catastrophic health expenditure in post-conflict Sierra Leone

An Oaxaca-blinder decomposition analysis

Bibliographic Data

ID15396204
AuthorsIjeoma Edoka (0000-0003-4268-3092, University of the Witwatersrand, corresponding author), Barbara Mcpake (0000-0002-9904-1077, The University of Melbourne), Tim Ensor (0000-0003-0279-9576, University of Leeds), Rogers Amara (University of Sierra Leone), Joseph Edem-Hotah (0000-0002-6086-181X, University of Sierra Leone)
Year2017
Volume16
Issue1
Pages166-166
Publication date2017-09-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal for Equity in Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1475-9276 • E-ISSN: 1475-9276
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12939-017-0661-4
PMID28870228
OpenAlexW2752690999
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited40

The findings support the need to continue expanding current demand-side policies in Sierra Leone to reduce the financial risk of exposure to ill health

Catastrophic illness · Demographic economics · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Health care · Health services research · Public health · Sierra leone · Social policy · Socioeconomics · Global Health Care Issues · Global Maternal and Child Health · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Medicine · Nursing · Health Policy

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Citations per year1
Citation span2019 - 2026 (8)
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Citation typesNeutral: 6

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