Contracting for health and curative care use in Afghanistan between 2004 and 2005

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 135-144

  Arur, Aneesa ^a   Peters, David ^b   Hansen, Peter ^b   Mashkoor, Mohammad Ashraf ^c   Steinhardt, Laura C ^b   Burnham, Gilbert ^b  

^a ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Ministry of Public Health   (Afghanistan)

Author keywords

Afghanistan; Contracting; Health services; Health systems; Performance based payment

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; CONTRACT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AFGHANISTAN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTRACTS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; POVERTY;

EID: 77249099762     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czp045     Document Type: Article

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