Impact of organizational change on the delivery of reproductive services: A review of the literature

International Journal of Health Planning and Management

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 209-225

  Ensor, Tim ^a   Ronoh, Jeptepkeny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Integration; Maternal health; Privatization; Reproductive health decentralization; Sector wide approach

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICES; LITERATURE REVIEW; ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE; PRIVATIZATION;

CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; POLITICS; PRIVATIZATION; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 23944462939     PISSN: 07496753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hpm.810     Document Type: Review

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