An overview of changing agendas in health sector reforms

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 10, Issue 20, 2002, Pages 19-28

  Standing, Hilary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advocacy and political process; Health policy and programmes; Health sector reforms; Poverty and poverty reduction; Sexual and reproductive health

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROGRAM; POLITICS; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ASIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; POLITICS; POVERTY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0036863494     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(02)00089-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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