Scaling up health interventions in resource-poor countries: What role does research in stated-preference framework play?

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 4, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Pokhrel, Subhash ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEPAL; NOTE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 33746336939     PISSN: 14784505     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4505-4-4     Document Type: Note

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