Editorial: Contribution of health systems to disease control

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1275-1278

  Haines, A ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Financial resources; Health systems; Human resources

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; IVERMECTIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AWARENESS; CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE CONTROL; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MATERNAL WELFARE; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PERFORMANCE; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 36549025951     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2007.01934.x     Document Type: Editorial

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