Mapping the governance of human resources for health in Serbia

Health Policy

Volumn 119, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1613-1620

  Santric Milicevic, Milena ^a   Vasic, Milena ^b   Edwards, Matt ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b Department for International Cooperation and Project Management ^*  (Serbia)

^c Centre for Workforce Intelligence   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health strategy; Health workforce planning; Healthcare governance; Human resources for health; Serbia; Universal health coverage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCUMENTATION; FINANCE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MIDWIFE; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; SERBIA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INSURANCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; SERBIA; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 84983096260     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2015.08.016     Document Type: Article

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