What can we learn from international comparisons of health systems health system reform?

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 811-820

  McPake, Barbara ^a   Mills, Anne ^a  

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

Author keywords

Comparative study; Contract services, case studies; Cross cultural comparison; Health care reform; Outcome and process assessment (health care)

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; SOCIAL POLICY; WELFARE REFORM;

CASE STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BENCHMARKING; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0033943150     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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