Introducing operations research into management and policy practices of a non-governmental organization (NGO): A partnership between an Indian leprosy NGO and an international academic institution

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 80-87

  Porter, John D H ^a   Ogden, J A ^a   Rao, P V Ranganadha ^b   Rao, V Prabhakar ^b   Rajesh, D ^b   Buskade, R A ^c   Soutar, D ^d  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b LEPRA Society   (India)

^c LEPRA India   (India)

^d Fairfax House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Infectious disease control; Leprosy; NGO; Partnership; Practice; Research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LEPROSY; MEDICAL SCHOOL; NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PILOT STUDY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RESEARCH;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; LEPROSY; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONS;

EID: 1542677670     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czh010     Document Type: Article

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