Effectiveness of Public and Co-operative Health Insurance Models in Nepal: A Concurrent Mixed Study
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1 Department of Preventive Medicine, Wonju College of Medicine Yonsei University, Wonju, Gangwon 220-701, Korea 2 Institute for Poverty Alleviation and International Development, Yonsei University Wonju, Gangwon 220-710, Korea 3 Health Science Foundations and Study Center, Kathmandu, Nepal * Corresponding Author: Chun-Bae Kim, email: [email protected] and Chhabi Ranabhat, email: [email protected]; Tel: +82337410347, Fax: +82337470409
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