Understanding the roles of faith-based health-care providers in Africa: Review of the evidence with a focus on magnitude, reach, cost, and satisfaction

The Lancet

Volumn 386, Issue 10005, 2015, Pages 1765-1775

  Olivier, Jill ^a   Tsimpo, Clarence ^b   Gemignani, Regina ^b   Shojo, Mari ^b   Coulombe, Harold ^b   Dimmock, Frank ^c   Nguyen, Minh Cong ^b   Hines, Harrison ^d   Mills, Edward J ^d   Dieleman, Joseph L ^e   Haakenstad, Annie ^e   Wodon, Quentin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

^c Presbyterian Church (USA)   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; CHRISTIAN; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; COOPERATION; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; RELIGION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RELIGION AND MEDICINE;

EID: 84946498428     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60251-3     Document Type: Review

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