Quality of case management of sexually transmitted diseases: Comparison of the methods for assessing the performance of providers

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 523-532

  Franco, L M ^a,b,c   Daly, C C ^a,d   Chilongozi, D ^e   Dallabetta, G ^a  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b United States Agency for International Development Georgia Tuberculosis Prevention Project   (United States)

^c John Snow Inc ^*  (United States)

^d JOHN SNOW INC   (United States)

^e MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTHCARE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MALAWI; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISEASES; EVALUATION; EVALUATION METHODOLOGY; HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES EVALUATION; INFECTIONS; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGICAL STUDIES; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; PHYSICIANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROGRAMS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCTIVE TRACT INFECTIONS; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; VALIDITY;

CASE MANAGEMENT; DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALAWI; MALE; PATIENT SIMULATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

MALAWI;

EID: 0031425136     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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