Health systems barriers to effective use of infectious disease surveillance data in the context of decentralization in Georgia: A qualitative study

Health Policy

Volumn 83, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 323-331

  Djibuti, Mamuka ^a   Rukhadze, Natia ^a   Hotchkiss, David R ^b   Eisele, Thomas P ^b   Silvestre, Eva A ^b  

^a CURATIO INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION   (Georgia)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decentralization; Georgia; Health system barriers; Surveillance; Vaccine preventable diseases

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; VACCINATION;

DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 34547888032     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2007.02.009     Document Type: Article

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