Hard gains through soft contracts: Productive engagement of private providers in tuberculosis control

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 876-883

  Lönnroth, Knut ^a   Uplekar, Mukund ^a   Blanc, Léopold ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG; HEALTH CARE; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; TUBERCULOSIS;

CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CONTRACT SERVICES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 33750836720     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.06.029983     Document Type: Review

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