Determinants of primary care service quality in Afghanistan

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 375-383

  Hansen, Peter Meredith ^a   Peters, David H ^a   Edward, Anbrasi ^a   Gupta, Shivam ^a   Arur, Aneesa ^b   Niayesh, Haseebullah ^c   Burnham, Gilbert ^a  

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

^b ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^c Ministry of Public Health   (Afghanistan)

Author keywords

Afghanistan; Equity; Integrated management of childhood illness; Non governmental organizations; Quality of care; Supervision

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56749095549     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzn039     Document Type: Article

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