Performance-based financing in low- and middle-income countries: Still more questions than answers

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Fretheim, Atle ^a   Witter, Sophie ^b   Lindahl, Anne Karin ^a   Olsen, Ingvar Theo ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN KNOWLEDGE CENTRE FOR THE HEALTH SERVICES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; FINANCIAL SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MIDDLE INCOME GROUP; PERFORMANCE BASED FINANCING; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL STATUS; VALIDITY;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTHCARE FINANCING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE;

EID: 84864513361     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.12.106468     Document Type: Article

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