A taxonomy and results from a comprehensive review of 28 maternal health voucher programmes

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 31, Issue 4 SUPPL.2, 2013, Pages

  Bellows, Ben W ^a   Conlon, Claudia M ^b   Higgs, Elizabeth S ^c   Townsend, John W ^a   Nahed, Matta G ^b   Cavanaugh, Karen ^b   Grainger, Corinne G ^d   Okal, Jerry ^a   Gorter, Anna C ^e  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (Kenya)

^b UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^d Options Consultancy Services Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^e Instituto Centro Americano de la Salud   (Nicaragua)

Author keywords

Demand side financing; Maternal healthcare; Results based financing; Vouchers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT WELFARE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MATERNAL WELFARE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STATISTICS;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNATIONALITY; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL WELFARE; PREGNANCY; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 84896893682     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: 20721315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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