Human resources for health and universal health coverage: Fostering equity and effective coverage;Ressources humaines pour la santé et la couverture sanitaire universelle: Promouvoir l'équité et une couverture efficace

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 853-863

  Campbell, James ^a   Buchan, James ^b   Cometto, Giorgio ^c   David, Benedict ^d   Dussault, Gilles ^e   Fogstad, Helga ^f   Fronteira, Inês ^e   Lozano, Rafael ^g   Nyonator, Frank ^h   Pablos Méndez, Ariel ⁱ   Quain, Estelle E ⁱ   Starrsj, Ann ^j   Tangcharoensathien, Viroj ^k  

^a ICS Instituto de Cooperación Social Integrare   (Spain)

^b QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d Australian Agency for International Development   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^f Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation   (Norway)

^g INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^h MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Ghana)

ⁱ UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^j Family Care International   (United States)

^k MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMAN RESOURCE; MORTALITY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLICY APPROACH;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CASE STUDY; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GHANA; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; LICENSING; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEXICO; MORTALITY; MOTIVATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; THAILAND; TREND STUDY; UNIVERSAL HEALTH INSURANCE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; STANDARDS;

BRAZIL; GHANA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; THAILAND;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GLOBAL HEALTH; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; POLICY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84886993399     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.13.118729     Document Type: Article

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