Addressing the phenomenon of bypassing in Albania: The impact of a primary health care strengthening intervention

International Journal of Health Planning and Management

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 225-243

  Hotchkiss, David R ^a   Piccinino, Linda ^b   Malaj, Altin ^c   Berruti, Andrés A ^d   Bose, Sujata ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^c Ministry of Health   (Albania)

^d MACRO INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Albania; Bypassing; Health care service utilization; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; WELFARE PROVISION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ALBANIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; ALBANIA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

ALBANIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 35648973766     PISSN: 07496753     EISSN: 10991751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hpm.869     Document Type: Article

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