Determinants of health insurance ownership among South African women.

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Published in BMC Health Serv Res on February 28, 2005

Authors

Joses M Kirigia1, Luis G Sambo, Benjamin Nganda, Germano M Mwabu, Rufaro Chatora, Takondwa Mwase

Author Affiliations

1: World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo. kirigiaj@afro.who.int

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