Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of lay health worker programmes to improve access to maternal and child health: Qualitative evidence synthesis

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2013, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Glenton, Claire ^a   Colvin, Christopher ^b   Carlsen, Benedicte ^c   Swartz, Alison ^d   Lewin, Simon ^a   Noyes, Jane ^e   Rashidian, Arash ^f  

^a NORWEGIAN KNOWLEDGE CENTRE FOR THE HEALTH SERVICES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c Uni Rokkan Centre   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^e BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LAY HEALTH WORKER; MATERNAL WELFARE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84988466209     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD010414     Document Type: Article

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