Working with the private sector for child health

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 127-137

  Waters, Hugh ^a,b   Hatt, Laurel ^a   Peters, David ^a  

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

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child health; Contracting; Health financing; Private sector; Social marketing; Training

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; REVIEW;

CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL MARKETING;

EID: 0038203006     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czg017     Document Type: Review

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