How much can we gain from improved efficiency? An examination of performance of national HIV/AIDS programs and its determinants in low- and middle-income countries

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Zeng, Wu ^a   Shepard, Donald S ^a   Chilingerian, Jon ^a   Avila Figueroa, Carlos ^b  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

Data Envelopment Analysis; Efficiency; Governance; HIV AIDS; Performance

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONTROL; STANDARD;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC FACTORS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 84858714738     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-74     Document Type: Article

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