Introducing a complex health innovation-Primary health care reforms in Estonia (multimethods evaluation)

Health Policy

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 79-91

  Atun, Rifat Ali ^a   Menabde, Nata ^b   Saluvere, Katrin ^c   Jesse, Maris ^d   Habicht, Jarno ^e  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b WHO REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE   (Denmark)

^c EUROPEAN COMMISSION   (Belgium)

^d WORLD BANK   (United States)

^e WHO Regional Office for Europe   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Complex health innovation; Health reform; Health systems; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ESTONIA; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FAMILY MEDICINE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; INTERVIEW; LAW; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MULTIMETHOD STUDY; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; ESTONIA; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 33748742800     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2005.12.005     Document Type: Article

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