Systems thinking for strengthening health systems in LMICs: need for a paradigm shift

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 27, Issue 4 S, 2012, Pages IV1-IV3

  Adam, Taghreed ^a   De Savigny, Don ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; THINKING;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; THINKING;

EID: 84866913294     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czs084     Document Type: Editorial

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