Enhancing governance and health system accountability for people centered healthcare: An exploratory study of community scorecards in Afghanistan

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Edward, Anbrasi ^a   Osei Bonsu, Kojo ^b   Branchini, Casey ^a   Yarghal, Temor Shah ^c   Arwal, Said Habib ^c   Naeem, Ahmad Jan ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BABSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Ministry of Public Health   (Afghanistan)

Author keywords

Afghanistan; Community scorecards; Conflict Post Conflict; Patient centered healthcare

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; BENCHMARKING; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROCEDURES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARDS;

AFGHANISTAN; BENCHMARKING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ASSISTANCE; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 84938590668     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-015-0946-5     Document Type: Article

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