A Description of the Temporal Pattern of Out-of-Pocket Expenditure Related to Iranian Healthcare Services during 1995-2014

• Main Authors: Masoud BEHZADIFAR (Author), Tina BEYRANVAND (Author), Mehdi JAFARI (Author), Meysam BEHZADIFAR (Author), Masood TAHERI MIRGHAED (Author), Mariano MARTINI (Author), Nicola Luigi BRAGAZZI (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditure directly impacts on poverty and household welfare, especially when there is a decline in healthcare financing. This study was aimed to describe the temporal pattern of OOP expenditures related to Iranian healthcare services during 1995-2014. Methods: For d...