Integrated Management of Childhood Illness: Efficiency of primary health in Northeast Brazil

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 183-190

  Amorim, Débora G ^a   Adam, Taghreed ^b   Amaral, João J F ^a   Gouws, Eleanor ^c   Bryce, Jennifer ^d   Victora, Cesar G ^e  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c UNAIDS   (Switzerland)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Child Health Services organization administration; Child welfare; Comprehensive health care; Health care costs; Quality of health care

Indexed keywords

EID: 42449136095     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89102008000200001     Document Type: Article

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