Strategic contracting practices to improve procurement of health commodities

Global Health Science and Practice

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 295-306

  Arney, Leslie ^a   Yadav, Prashant ^b   Miller, Roger ^c   Wilkerson, Taylor ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c LMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL DRUG;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CONTRACT SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DRUGS, ESSENTIAL; HUMANS; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84929517224     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2169575X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.9745/GHSP-D-14-00068     Document Type: Article

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