Introducing quality management into primary health care services in Uganda

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 155-161

  Omaswa, F ^a   Burnham, G ^b   Baingana, G ^a   Mwebesa, H ^a   Morrow, R ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; MORTALITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; UGANDA;

AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; DECENTRALIZATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EASTERN AFRICA; ENGLISH SPEAKING AFRICA; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES EVALUATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROGRAMS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UGANDA;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UGANDA;

EID: 0031011094     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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