"Beyond development": A critical appraisal of the emergence of small health care non-governmental organizations in rural Guatemala

Human Organization

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 427-437

  Rohloff, Peter ^a   Díaz, Anne ^b   Dasgupta, Shom ^c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

development; Guatemala; healthcare; indigeneity; Maya; Non Governmental Organization

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH CARE; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; RURAL AREA;

GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

EID: 82455206288     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.70.4.q616gr1p6x6x032q     Document Type: Article

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