Financial interventions and movement restrictions for managing the movement of health workers between public and private organizations in low- and middle-income countries

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2014, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Rutebemberwa, Elizeus ^a   Kinengyere, Alison A ^b   Ssengooba, Freddie ^a   Pariyo, George W ^a   Kiwanuka, Suzanne N ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Uganda)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAREER MOBILITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LENGTH OF STAY; LOW INCOME COUNTRY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; SOCIAL INSURANCE; SPECIALIZATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PLANS; HEALTH MANPOWER; HUMANS; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR;

EID: 84907646357     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009845.pub2     Document Type: Review

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