Relative efficiency of government and non-government organisations in implementing a nutrition intervention programme - A case study from Bangladesh

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-24

  Khan, M Mahmud ^a   Ahmed, Shakil ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ICDDRB Public Health Sciences Division   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Nutrition intervention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; COMMUNITY CARE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FOOD; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BANGLADESH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; ORGANIZATIONS; PREGNANCY; PRIVATE SECTOR; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 0037324644     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PHN2002359     Document Type: Article

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