Efficiency of the health extension programme in Tigray, Ethiopia: A data envelopment analysis

BMC International Health and Human Rights

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Sebastian, Miguel San ^a   Lemma, Hailemariam ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Tigray Health Bureau   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHIOPIA; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH EXTENSION PROGRAM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 77954174182     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-698X-10-16     Document Type: Article

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