Health systems factors influencing maternal health services: A four-country comparison

Health Policy

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 127-138

  Parkhurst, Justin Oliver ^a   Penn Kekana, Loveday ^a   Blaauw, Duane ^a   Balabanova, Dina ^a   Danishevski, Kirill ^a   Rahman, Syed Azizur ^a   Onama, Virgil ^a   Ssengooba, Freddie ^a  

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

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Health systems; Maternal health; Russia; South Africa; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; MATERNAL WELFARE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERFORMANCE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SOCIAL CARE; SOUTH AFRICA; UGANDA;

BANGLADESH; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; RUSSIA; SOUTH AFRICA; UGANDA;

EID: 20644450793     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2004.11.001     Document Type: Article

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