Holding health providers in developing countries accountable to consumers: A synthesis of relevant scholarship

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 271-280

  Berlan, David ^a   Shiffman, Jeremy ^b  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountability; consumers; health policy; health systems; implementation; patients

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 84860007594     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czr036     Document Type: Review

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