The Quality of Medical Advice In Low-Income Countries

The Quality of Medical Advice In Low-Income Countries / Das, Jishnu

This paper provides an overview of recent work on quality measurement of medical care and its correlates in four low and middle-income countries-India, Indonesia, Tanzania, and Paraguay. The authors describe two methods-testing doctors and watching doctors-that are relatively easy to implement and y...

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Main Authors:Das, Jishnu
Other Authors:Hammer, Jeffrey S.
Das, Jishnu
Leonard, Kenneth
Format: Online-Resource
Language:English
Published:Washington, D.C : The World Bank, 2008
Subjects:
Clinics
Health Monitoring and Evaluation
Health Systems Development and Reform
Health outcomes
Health, Nutrition and Population
Intervention
Medicines
Nutrition
Patient
Patients
Primary Health Care
Vaccination
Workers
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Summary:This paper provides an overview of recent work on quality measurement of medical care and its correlates in four low and middle-income countries-India, Indonesia, Tanzania, and Paraguay. The authors describe two methods-testing doctors and watching doctors-that are relatively easy to implement and yield important insights about the nature of medical care in these countries. The paper discusses the properties of these measures, their correlates, and how they may be used to evaluate policy changes. Finally, the authors outline an agenda for further research and measurement
Item Description:Weitere Ausgabe: Das, Jishnu ---> The: Quality of Medical Advice In Low-Income Countries
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (38 Seiten)

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