Health development versus medical relief: The illusion versus the irrelevance of sustainability

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1202-1205

  Ooms, Gorik ^a  

^a MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SHORT SURVEY; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALNUTRITION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RELIEF WORK; STANDARD;

AFRICA; CAPITAL FINANCING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALNUTRITION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RELIEF WORK;

EID: 33748370120     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030345     Document Type: Short Survey

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