Interventions for hiring, retaining and training district health systems managers in low- and middle-income countries

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2013, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Rockers, Peter C ^a   Bärnighausen, Till ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LOW INCOME COUNTRY; MANAGER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; CAMBODIA; COLOMBIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EL SALVADOR; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MEXICO; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; STANDARD;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; CAMBODIA; COLOMBIA; CONTRACT SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EL SALVADOR; HEALTH SYSTEMS AGENCIES; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MEXICO; PERSONNEL SELECTION; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84886805421     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009035.pub2     Document Type: Review

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