Capacity constraints to the adoption of new interventions: Consultation time and the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness in Brazil

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 20, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages

  Adam, Taghreed ^a   Amorim, Débora G ^b   Edwards, Sally J ^a,c   Amaral, João ^b,d   Evans, David B ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^c PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

^d NEAPI (Childhood Teaching Research and Care Center)   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Capacity; IMCI; Provider productivity; Time and motion; Under five children

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONSULTATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

BRAZIL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 28644438528     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czi057     Document Type: Article

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