Universal health coverage in emerging economies: findings on health care utilization by older adults in China, Ghana, India, Mexico, the Russian Federation, and South Africa

• Main Authors: Karl Peltzer (Author), Jennifer Stewart Williams (Author), Paul Kowal (Author), Joel Negin (Author), James Josh Snodgrass (Author), Alfred Yawson (Author), Nadia Minicuci (Author), Liz Thiele (Author), Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya (Author), Richard Berko Biritwum (Author), Nirmala Naidoo (Author), Somnath Chatterji (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and objective: The achievement of universal health coverage (UHC) in emerging economies is a high priority within the global community. This timely study uses standardized national population data collected from adults aged 50 and older in China, Ghana, India, Mexico, the Russian Federati...