Sector-wide approaches (SWAps) in health: What have we learned?

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 884-890

  Peters, David H ^a   Paina, Ligia ^a   Schleimann, Finn ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

developing countries; health expenditures; health policy; health reform; international cooperation; Sector wide approaches

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EVALUATION STUDY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MANAGEMENT;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH POLICY; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 84890494784     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czs128     Document Type: Review

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