Integrating ethics, health policy and health systems in low-and middle-income countries: Case studies from Malaysia and Pakistan

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 606-611

  Hyder, Adnan A ^a   Merritt, Maria ^a   Ali, Joseph ^a   Tran, Nhan T ^a   Subramaniam, Kulanthayan ^b   Akhtar, Tasleem ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c Fatima Memorial System ^*  (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING WORLD; ETHICS; HEALTH POLICY; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALAYSIA; PAKISTAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REVIEW; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CULTURE; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH TRANSITION; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PAKISTAN; POLICY MAKING; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; SOCIAL VALUES; WORLD HEALTH;

ASIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; PAKISTAN; SOUTH ASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 48749099649     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.08.051110     Document Type: Review

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