Reorienting Health Ministry roles in transition settings: Capacity and strategy gaps

Health Policy

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-83

  Fritzen, Scott A ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Capacity; Developing countries; Health Ministry; Health systems strategy; Vietnam; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECENTRALIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA; VIET NAM;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; VIETNAM;

EID: 34447308466     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2006.11.009     Document Type: Article

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