Improving the efficiency of district hospitals: Is contracting an option?

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 116-126

  Mills, Anne ^a   Hongoro, Charles ^b   Broomberg, Jonathan ^c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Blair Research Institute   (Zimbabwe)

^c Monitor Company   (South Africa)

Author keywords

contracting; district hospital; efficiency; health sector reform

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CONTRACT; FINANCE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL CARE;

CONTRACTING OUT; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HOSPITAL SECTOR;

SOUTH AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0030621311     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1997.d01-239.x     Document Type: Article

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