Will more inputs improve the delivery of health services?: Analysis of district vaccination coverage in Pakistan

International Journal of Health Planning and Management

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-54

  Loevinsohn, Benjamin ^a   Hong, Rathavuth ^b   Gauri, Varun ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b Macro International ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

District health services; Management and training; Resources and inputs; Vaccination coverage

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH SERVICES; VACCINATION;

ARTICLE; BUDGET; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAKISTAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STAFF TRAINING; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; VACCINATION;

DATA COLLECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIPHTHERIA-TETANUS-PERTUSSIS VACCINE; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; MALE; PAKISTAN;

ASIA; EURASIA; PAKISTAN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33645470477     PISSN: 07496753     EISSN: 10991751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hpm.824     Document Type: Article

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