Evidences on weaknesses and strengths from health financing after decentralization: Lessons from Latin American countries

International Journal of Health Planning and Management

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 181-204

  Arredondo, Armando ^a   Orozco, Emanuel ^a   De Icaza, Esteban ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Decentralization; Health financing; Reform

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; FINANCIAL PROVISION; HEALTH CARE; REFORM PROCESS; WELFARE REFORM;

ARTICLE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; MEXICO; NICARAGUA; PERU; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA;

DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MEXICO; NICARAGUA; PERU; POLITICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

CENTRAL AMERICA; LATIN AMERICA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NICARAGUA; NORTH AMERICA; PERU; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 21044438616     PISSN: 07496753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hpm.805     Document Type: Article

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