Specialty care systems: A pioneering vision for global health

Health Affairs

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 964-976

  Bhandari, Aman ^a   Dratler, Sandra ^b   Raube, Kristiana ^c   Thulasiraj, R D ^d  

^a CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Lions Aravind Institute of Community Ophthalmology   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EYE CARE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; KENYA; PATIENT EDUCATION; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HOSPITAL PLANNING; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMANS; INDIA; OPHTHALMOLOGY; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 48149088631     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 02782715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.27.4.964     Document Type: Review

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