Do we have primary health care reform? The story of the Republic of Serbia

Health Policy

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 160-169

  Simić, Snežana ^a   Milićević, Milena Šantrić ^a   Matejić, Bojana ^a   Marinković, Jelena ^b   Adams, Orvill ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^c Orvill Adams and Associates Consultancy   (Canada)

Author keywords

Evaluation; PHC reform; Projects and activities; Republic of Serbia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCUMENTATION; FINANCE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SERBIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; POLITICS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SERBIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952024307     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.01.015     Document Type: Article

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