Strengthening local health care management in Bolivian districts through participatory operational research

International Journal of Health Planning and Management

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-50

  Ferrelli, Rita ^a   Serrano, Carmen Rosa ^b   Balladelli, Pier Paolo ^a   Cortinois, Andrea ^a   Quinteros, Jaime ^c  

^a Cooperazione Internazionale ^*  (Italy)

^b PAHO/WHO   (Bolivia)

^c Direccion Departemental de Salud   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

Health care management; Human resources development; Operational research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; STAFF TRAINING;

ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS; AMERICAS; BOLIVIA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GEOGRAPHIC FACTORS; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; LATIN AMERICA; MANAGEMENT; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; POPULATION; SOUTH AMERICA; SUMMARY REPORT;

BOLIVIA; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0030918434     PISSN: 07496753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1751(199701)12:1<29::AID-HPM452>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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