Quality of tuberculosis care provided in different models of public-private partnerships in South Africa

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 795-801

  Sinanovic, Edina ^a   Kumaranayake, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Private providers; Public private partnerships; Quality of care; South Africa; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; WORKPLACE;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 33745833018     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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