A coverage plan for health centres in Murewa District in Zimbabwe: An example of action research

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 699-709

  Criel, B ^a   Macq, J ^b   Bossyns, P ^b   Hongoro, Ch ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b District Health Services Management   (Zimbabwe)

^c Blair Research Institute   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Action research; District health systems; Health planning; Primary health care; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0029858130     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.1996.tb00098.x     Document Type: Article

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