Development assistance for health: Should policy-makers worry about its macroeconomic impact?

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 864-870

  Cavagnero, Eleonora ^a   Lane, Christopher ^a   Evans, David B ^a   Carrin, Guy ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; FINANCIAL PROVISION; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; INFLATION; POLICY MAKING;

ECONOMIC ASPECT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; INVESTMENT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SALARY;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MODELS, ECONOMIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 55549140530     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.08.053090     Document Type: Review

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