Human resource inequalities at the base of India's public health care system

Health and Place

Volumn 23, Issue , 2013, Pages 26-32

  Pallikadavath, Saseendran ^a   Singh, Abhishek ^a   Ogollah, Reuben ^a   Dean, Tara ^a   Stones, William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Health Sub Centre; Human resources for health; India; Inequalities in health; Primary health care system

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; HUMAN RESOURCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SERVICE PROVISION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INDIA; INEQUALITY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RAILWAY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL POPULATION;

INDIA;

EID: 84878783804     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2013.05.003     Document Type: Article

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