Managing the public–private mix to achieve universal health coverage

The Lancet

Volumn 388, Issue 10044, 2016, Pages 622-630

  McPake, Barbara ^a,b   Hanson, Kara ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MIDDLE INCOME GROUP; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; REVIEW; COOPERATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INSURANCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 84986276515     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)00344-5     Document Type: Review

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