A framework for assessing performance of health system

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 717-731

  Murray, Christopher J L ^a   Frenk, Julio ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Financing; Health; Health care; Health care rationing; Health services accessibility; Health systems plans; Outcome and process assessment; Social justice

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; HEALTH CARE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; JUSTICE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM EVALUATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0033943148     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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