Towards universal health coverage: A health workforce fit for purpose and practice

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 886-887

  Campbell, James ^a  

^a ICS Instituto de Cooperación Social Integrare   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NOTE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; CAPACITY BUILDING; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARDS;

CAPACITY BUILDING; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS;

EID: 84886999534     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.13.126698     Document Type: Note

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