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ReviewFrontiers in public health2020

Combining Microfinance and Health in Reducing Poverty-Driven Healthcare Costs: Evidence From the Philippines.

Lolita L Aranas, Rasheda Khanam, Mohammad Mafizur Rahman, Son Nghiem

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Review in Frontiers in public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Lolita L AranasGraduate Research Studies, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia.
Rasheda KhanamSchool of Commerce, Center for Health Research, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia.
Mohammad Mafizur RahmanSchool of Commerce, Center for Health Research, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia.
Son NghiemCentre for Applied Health Economics, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The role of microfinance in alleviating poverty and poor health is significant. Its health programs have been shown to improve healthcare utilization and strengthen a healthcare system. In the Philippines, microfinance's widespread presence is seen as instrumental in achieving the objectives of

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Delivery of Health CarePovertyHealth ExpendituresHealth PromotionPhilippinescooperativehealthcare costsmedical care costsmicrofinancePhilippinespoverty

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PMID33134241
PMCPMC7578378

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