Challenges for performance assessment and improvement in primary health care: The case of the Portuguese health centres

Health Policy

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-56

  Amado, Carla Alexandra da Encarnação Filipe ^a   Santos, Sérgio Pereira dos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Efficiency; Equity of access; Primary health care; Quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; PERFORMANCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; PORTUGAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 65449151919     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2008.11.008     Document Type: Article

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