Increasing access to health workers in underserved areas: A conceptual framework for measuring results

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 357-363

  Huicho, Luis ^a   Dieleman, Marjolein ^b   Campbell, James ^c   Codjia, Laurence ^d   Balabanova, Dina ^e   Dussault, Gilles ^f   Dolea, Carmen ^g  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^b ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c Instituto de Cooperación Social Integrare   (Spain)

^d Global Health Workforce Alliance   (Switzerland)

^e LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^g WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH WORKER; HUMAN RESOURCE;

ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 77952613888     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.09.070920     Document Type: Article

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