Cost-effectiveness analysis of human resources policy interventions to address the shortage of nurses in rural South Africa

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 801-806

  Lagarde, Mylene ^a   Blaauw, Duane ^b   Cairns, John ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Discrete choice experiments; Health workers; Human resources for health; Nurses; Rural; South Africa

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; HEALTH WORKER; HUMAN RESOURCE; MARKOV CHAIN; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RURAL POLICY; TRAINING;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING SHORTAGE; NURSING STUDENT; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RURAL AREA; SALARY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOUTH AFRICA;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL SELECTION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOUTH AFRICA; STUDENTS, NURSING;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84862753715     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.05.005     Document Type: Article

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