Cuban healthcare providers in Venezuela: A case study

Public Health

Volumn 124, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 519-524

  Westhoff, W W ^a   Rodriguez, R ^b   Cousins, C ^a   McDermott, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Barrio Adentro; Cuban doctors; Health disparities; Health promotion; National health plan; Public health; Venezuela

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; HOSPITAL SECTOR; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CONSULTATION; CUBA; DENTIST; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RACE; VENEZUELA;

CUBA; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; VENEZUELA;

VENEZUELA;

EID: 77956612174     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2010.05.008     Document Type: Article

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