Reproductive Health Matters
Volume 10, Issue 20 , Pages 70-81 , November 2002

Quality of Hysterectomy Care in Rural Gujarat: The Role of Community-Based Health Insurance

  • M Kent Ranson

      Affiliations

    • Research consultant, Self-Employed Women’s Association, Ahmedabad, India
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  • KR John

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Community Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India

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 Reprinted with kind permission of Oxford University Press from Health Policy and Planning 2001;16(4):395–403 (slightly adapted).

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Reproductive Health Matters
Volume 10, Issue 20 , Pages 70-81 , November 2002