Performance-based financing: The need for more research

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 698-699

  Basinga, Paulin ^a   Mayaka, Serge ^b   Condo, Jeanine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA   (Rwanda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KINSHASA   (Congo)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINANCE; HEALTH SERVICES; RESEARCH;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERFORMANCE BASED FINANCING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 80052348292     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.11.089912     Document Type: Article

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