Increasing access to 'free' health services: Are health workers not a missing link?

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 12-15

  Campbell, J ^a   Oulton, J A ^a   McPake, B ^b   Buchan, J ^b  

^a ICS Instituto de Cooperación Social Integrare   (Spain)

^b QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL FEE; POVERTY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AFRICA; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; UNCOMPENSATED CARE;

EID: 78650452018     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2010.02446.x     Document Type: Review

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