The global health system: Lessons for a stronger institutional framework

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Moon, Suerie ^a   Szlezák, Nicole A ^a   Michaud, Catherine M ^b   Jamison, Dean T ^c   Keusch, Gerald T ^d   Clark, William C ^a   Bloom, Barry R ^e  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Harvard Initiative for Global Health   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVALUATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; LEARNING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MONITORING; REVIEW; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALARIA; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALARIA; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 75849149497     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000193     Document Type: Review

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