A review of CARE's Community Score Card experience and evidence

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 1467-1478

  Gullo, Sara ^a   Galavotti, Christine ^a   Altman, Lara ^b  

^a Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc ^*  (United States)

^b Independent Consultant ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Community Score Card; Governance; Health; Social accountability; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

EMPOWERMENT; HUMAN; TRUST; BENCHMARKING; GLOBAL HEALTH; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MALAWI; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

BENCHMARKING; GLOBAL HEALTH; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALAWI; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 85002910601     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czw064     Document Type: Review

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