The World Health Report 2000: World Health Organization health policy steering off course - Changed values, poor evidence, and lack of accountability

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 503-514

  Ollila, Eeva ^a   Koivusalo, Meri ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; HEALTH POLICY; POLICY MAKING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; POLITICS; PUBLICATION; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTHY PEOPLE PROGRAMS; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; POLICY MAKING; POLITICS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0036442014     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/0HLK-CDNQ-C6P3-9WF6     Document Type: Review

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