Unmasking the open secret of posting and transfer practices in the health sector

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 121-130

  Schaaf, Marta ^a   Freedman, Lynn P ^a  

^a Mailman School of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountability; developing countries; development; governance; government; health policy; health sector reform; health systems research; health workers; staffing levels

Indexed keywords

FRAUD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE; FRAUD; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84926302304     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czt091     Document Type: Review

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