Using burden of disease/cost-effectiveness as an instrument for district health planning: Experiences from Uganda

Health Policy

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 261-270

  Jeppsson, Anders ^a,b   Okuonzi, Sam Agatre ^c   Östergren, Per Olof ^a   Hagström, Bo ^d  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Uganda)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Burden of disease; Cost effectiveness; District health services; Health planning; Health policy diffusion; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERVIEW; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; THEORETICAL STUDY; UGANDA;

BUDGETS; COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; UGANDA;

EID: 5444246298     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2004.02.009     Document Type: Article

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