Human resources for universal health coverage: Leadership needed

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Padilha, Alexandre ^a   Kasonde, Joseph ^b   Mukti, Ghufron ^c   Crisp, Nigel ^d   Takemi, Keizo ^e   Buch, Eric ^f  

^a MINISTÉRIO DA SAÚDE   (Brazil)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Zambia)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Indonesia)

^d HOUSE OF LORDS   (United Kingdom)

^e House of Councillors The National Diet of Japan   (Japan)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; EDITORIAL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

GLOBAL HEALTH; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP;

EID: 84887005116     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.13.118661     Document Type: Editorial

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