| Title |
The Cost of Universal Health Care in India: A Model Based Estimate
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, January 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0030362 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Shankar Prinja, Pankaj Bahuguna, Andrew D. Pinto, Atul Sharma, Gursimer Bharaj, Vishal Kumar, Jaya Prasad Tripathy, Manmeet Kaur, Rajesh Kumar |
| Abstract |
As high out-of-pocket healthcare expenses pose heavy financial burden on the families, Government of India is considering a variety of financing and delivery options to universalize health care services. Hence, an estimate of the cost of delivering universal health care services is needed. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| India | 2 | 18% |
| United States | 2 | 18% |
| Canada | 1 | 9% |
| Colombia | 1 | 9% |
| Unknown | 5 | 45% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 9 | 82% |
| Scientists | 2 | 18% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 257 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| India | 9 | 4% |
| Switzerland | 2 | <1% |
| Brazil | 2 | <1% |
| Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| Belgium | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 240 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 53 | 21% |
| Student > Master | 38 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 22 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 19 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 18 | 7% |
| Other | 64 | 25% |
| Unknown | 43 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 80 | 31% |
| Social Sciences | 33 | 13% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 23 | 9% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 21 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 4% |
| Other | 41 | 16% |
| Unknown | 50 | 19% |