Variations in the quality of care accessible to rural communities in Tanzania

Health Affairs

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Leonard, Kenneth L ^a   Masatu, Melkiory C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Elderly and Children   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIVATE PRACTICE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS; TANZANIA;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONS; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TANZANIA;

EID: 34248515712     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 02782715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.26.3.w380     Document Type: Article

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