Cost–effectiveness of community-based practitioner programmes in Ethiopia, Indonesia and Kenya;Rapport coût-efficacité des programmes en faveur des praticiens communautaires en Éthiopie, en Indonésie et au Kenya;La costoeficacia de los programas de médicos de ámbito comunitario en Etiopía, Indonesia y Kenya

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 631A-639A

  McPake, Barbara ^a   Edoka, Ijeoma ^b   Witter, Sophie ^b   Kielmann, Karina ^b   Taegtmeyer, Miriam ^c   Dieleman, Marjolein ^d   Vaughan, Kelsey ^d   Gama, Elvis ^c   Kok, Maryse ^d   Datiko, Daniel ^e   Otiso, Lillian ^f   Ahmed, Rukhsana ^c   Squires, Neil ^g   Suraratdecha, Chutima ^h   Cometto, Giorgio ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^e Hidase Hulentenawi Agelglot Yebego Adragot Mahber   (Ethiopia)

^f LVCT HEALTH   (Kenya)

^g PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^h UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

ⁱ WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; HEALTH SERVICES; POLICY MAKING; RURAL POPULATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; ETHIOPIA; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDONESIA; KENYA; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; SALARY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

ETHIOPIA; INDONESIA; KENYA;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ETHIOPIA; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; INDONESIA; KENYA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84940727366     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.14.144899     Document Type: Article

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