District health programmes and health-sector reform: Case study in the Lao People's Democratic Republic

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 132-138

  Perks, Carol ^a   Toole, Michael J ^b   Phouthonsy, Khamla ^c  

^a Save the Children Australia ^*  (Laos)

^b BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c Ministry of Public Health   (Laos)

Author keywords

Health care reform; Health services administration; Lao People's Democratic Republic (source: MeSH, NLM); Primary health care organization and administration

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; WELFARE REFORM;

HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; LAOS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBSTETRIC CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW;

COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH TRANSITION; HUMANS; LAOS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED NATIONS;

ASIA; EURASIA; LAOS; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 33244463295     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.05.025403     Document Type: Review

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