Decentralization and health care in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

International Journal of Health Planning and Management

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-21

  Menon, Sonia ^a  

^a NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Asymmetrical fiscal transfers; Institutional challenges; Regional disparities; Strengthened center

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE;

ARTICLE; DECENTRALIZATION; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MACEDONIA (REPUBLIC); MEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL DELEGATION; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; MACEDONIA (REPUBLIC); POLITICS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; MACEDONIA [SOUTHERN EUROPE]; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33645463676     PISSN: 07496753     EISSN: 10991751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hpm.823     Document Type: Article

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