A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Community Health Workers in Mozambique

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 227-232

  Bowser, Diana ^a   Okunogbe, Adeyemi ^b   Oliveras, Elizabeth ^c   Subramanian, Laura ^d   Morrill, Tyler ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^d PATHFINDER INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

access to care; community health; cost effectiveness; efficiency; primary care

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MOZAMBIQUE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HOUSEHOLD; QUALITY CONTROL; SALARY;

COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MOZAMBIQUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS;

EID: 84974605213     PISSN: 21501319     EISSN: 21501327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2150131915579653     Document Type: Article

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