Monitoring the ability to deliver care in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review of health facility assessment tools

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 675-686

  Nickerson, Jason W ^a,b   Adams, Orvill ^c   Attaran, Amir ^a   Hatcher Roberts, Janet ^d   Tugwell, Peter ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b BRUYÈRE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c Orvill Adams and Assoc   (Canada)

^d Canadian Society for International Health   (Canada)

^e OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health care surveys; Health facilities; Health services accessibility; Health system; Methodologies

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MANPOWER; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84934895451     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czu043     Document Type: Review

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