Indian approaches to retaining skilled health workers in rural areas;Approches de l'Inde en matière de rétention du personnel soignant compétent dans les zones rurales

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 73-77

  Sundararaman, Thiagarajan ^a   Gupta, Garima ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; EMPLOYMENT GENERATION; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEY; HEALTH WORKER; NATIONAL PLANNING; RURAL AREA; SERVICE PROVISION; SKILLED LABOR; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; INDIA; NURSING SHORTAGE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; PHYSICIAN; RURAL AREA; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

HEALTH MANPOWER; HUMANS; INDIA; NURSES; PHYSICIANS; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS;

INDIA;

EID: 78651102595     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.09.070862     Document Type: Article

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