Health system in developing countries: Public sector managers and the management of contradictions and change

International Journal of Health Planning and Management

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages

  Green, Andrew ^a   Collins, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health sector reform; Health system management; Human resources

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTH POLICY; MANAGEMENT; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MANAGER; ROLE PLAYING; STAFF; TENSION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 0242521449     PISSN: 07496753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hpm.721     Document Type: Article

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