A comparative assessment of performance and productivity of health centres in Seychelles

International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 72-92

  Kirigia, Joses M ^a   Emrouznejad, Ali ^b   Vaz, Rui Gama ^a   Bastiene, Henry ^a   Padayachy, Jude ^c  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNAIDS   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Community health centres; Performance measures; Productivity rates; Seychelles

Indexed keywords

EID: 37749051672     PISSN: 17410401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410400810841245     Document Type: Article

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