Equity in distribution of public subsidy for noncommunicable diseases among the elderly in India: an application of benefit incidence analysis

Abstract Background Rapid ageing of the population and increasing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among the elderly is one of the major public health challenges in India. To achieve the Universal Health Coverage, ever-growing elderly population should have access to needed healthcare, and they shou...

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Main Authors: Montu Bose, Somdutta Banerjee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-8089-y