Can disease control priorities improve health systems performance in South Africa?

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 801-806

  Rispel, L C ^a   Barron, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 78650099709     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/samj.4439     Document Type: Article

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