Health sector reform and reproductive health in Latin America and the Caribbean: Strengthening the links

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 667-676

  Langer, A ^a   Nigenda, G ^b   Catino, J ^a  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Caribbean region; Financing; Health; Health sector reform; Health service; Latin America; Reproductive medicine

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; REFORM PROCESS;

BOLIVIA; BRAZIL; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; ECUADOR; EL SALVADOR; GUATEMALA; HAITI; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN RIGHTS; MEXICO; NICARAGUA; PARAGUAY; PERU; POLITICS; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; WORKSHOP;

AMERICAS; CARIBBEAN; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC FACTORS; FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES; LATIN AMERICA; LITERATURE REVIEW; NORTH AMERICA; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; PLANNING; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM ACCESSIBILITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROGRAMS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH;

CARIBBEAN REGION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA; REPRODUCTION;

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CENTRAL AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0034125204     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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