Maximizing the impact of community-based practitioners in the quest for universal health coverage

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 590A-

  Campbell, James ^a   Admasu, Kesetebirhan ^b   Soucat, Agnes ^c   Tlou, Sheila ^d  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Ethiopia)

^c WORLD BANK   (United States)

^d NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; WORKFLOW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; DEMOGRAPHY; INSURANCE; TRENDS;

HEALTH PERSONNEL; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 84940774987     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.15.162198     Document Type: Editorial

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