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Understanding family-based health insurance enrolment among informal sector workers in a rural district of Vietnam: Adverse selection and key determinants

Hien Thi Hoa Faculty of Clinical Medicine, Hanoi University of Public Health, Hanoi, VietnamCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Olinda Santinb School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen’s University Belfast, Medical Biology Centre, Belfast, Northern IrelandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7600-0259
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Hung Quang Tac Hanoi University, Hanoi, VietnamORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6525-2378
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Nguyen Nga Thuy Thid Health Management Training Institute, Hanoi University of Public Health, Hanoi, VietnamORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0208-0601
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Uyen Thi Doe Bac Ninh Provincial Centre for Disease Control, Hanoi, Vietnam
Pages 43-54 | Received 23 Mar 2020, Accepted 11 Nov 2020, Published online: 22 Dec 2020

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