Key issues relating to decentralization at the provincial level of health management in Cambodia

International Journal of Health Planning and Management

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-19

  Men, Bunnan ^a   Grundy, John ^b,f   Cane, Jeff ^b   Rasmey, Lon Chan ^c   An, Nguon Sim ^c   Soeung, Sann Chan ^d   Jenkinson, Karl ^b   Boreland, Marian ^b   Maynard, Jim ^e   Biggs, Beverley Ann ^b  

^a Planning and Statistics Unit   (Cambodia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Kampong Cham Health Department   (Cambodia)

^d Ministry of Health Cambodia   (Cambodia)

^e PATH   (United States)

^f NONE   (Cambodia)

Author keywords

de concentration; Decentralization; Health sector reform; Human resource management; Provincial health management

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; HEALTH SERVICES;

CAMBODIA; FINANCE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; POLITICS; REVIEW;

CAMBODIA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; POLITICS;

ASIA; CAMBODIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 20144387892     PISSN: 07496753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hpm.793     Document Type: Review

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