'Fruit of the accords': Healthcare reform and civil participation in Highland Guatemala

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1456-1463

  Maupin, Jonathan Nathaniel ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Civil participation; Guatemala; Health reform; Non governmental organizations (NGOs)

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; DECENTRALIZATION; GOVERNMENT; GUATEMALA; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY;

CONTRACT SERVICES; EFFICIENCY; GUATEMALA; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

CENTRAL AMERICA; GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

EID: 63449127208     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.01.045     Document Type: Article

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