Health care systems in low- and middle-income countries

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 370, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 552-557

  Mills, Anne ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; MATERNAL MORTALITY; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; REVIEW; TAX;

EID: 84893555033     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMra1110897     Document Type: Review

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