The role of oversight in the health sector: The example of sexual and reproductive health services in India

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 10, Issue 20, 2002, Pages 82-94

  Peters, David H ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Health sector reform; India; Oversight; Reproductive health policies and programmes

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; INDIA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH;

DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; INDIA; POLICY MAKING; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0036863534     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(02)00077-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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