Economic reform and health sector policy: Lessons from structural adjustment programs

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 823-835

  Peabody, John W ^a,b  

^a W Los Angeles Veteran's Aff M   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Health economics; Health outcomes; Health policy; Quality of care; Structural adjustment

Indexed keywords

BUDGET; CONFERENCE PAPER; DETERIORATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH STATUS; NUTRITION; URBAN AREA;

DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; SOCIAL POLICY; STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 0030222673     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(96)00127-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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