Contracting-in management to strengthen publicly financed primary health services-The experience of Punjab, Pakistan

Health Policy

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-23

  Loevinsohn, Benjamin ^a   Haq, Inaam ul ^a   Couffinhal, Agnes ^a   Pande, Aakanksha ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Contracting; Management of health services; Pakistan; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; CONTROLLED STUDY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; OUTPATIENT; PAKISTAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACTS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PAKISTAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349168675     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2008.10.015     Document Type: Article

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