Health systems in Africa: learning from South Africa

The Lancet

Volumn 374, Issue 9694, 2009, Pages 957-959

  Sewankambo, Nelson K ^a   Katamba, Achilles ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; TUBERCULOSIS; VIOLENCE;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 70249109670     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61244-7     Document Type: Note

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