Public stewardship of private for-profit healthcare providers in low- and middle-income countries

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2016, Issue 8, 2016, Pages

  Wiysonge, Charles S ^a   Abdullahi, Leila H ^b   Ndze, Valantine N ^a   Hussey, Gregory D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION;

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PHARMACY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEER PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH SERVICE; INDONESIA; KENYA; LAOS; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PHARMACY; PRIVATE SECTOR; STANDARDS; THAILAND; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VIET NAM;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INDONESIA; KENYA; LAOS; PHARMACIES; PRIVATE SECTOR; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; THAILAND; VIETNAM;

EID: 84981322325     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009855.pub2     Document Type: Review

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