Planning health care in developing countries

Anaesthesia

Volumn 62, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 5-10

  Nambiar, B ^a   Lewycka, S ^a   Mwansambo, C ^b   Costello, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KAMUZU CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ACUTE DISEASE; ANESTHESIA; BODY BURDEN; COMMUNITY CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH RESOURCES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 35348979202     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2007.05290.x     Document Type: Review

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