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Record Nr.

UNINA9910219988103321

Autore

Eiseman Elisa

Titolo

The challenges of creating a global health resource tracking system / / Elisa Eiseman, Donna Fossum

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, CA, : RAND Corp., 2005

ISBN

0-8330-4072-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (140 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FossumDonna <1949->

Disciplina

362.1/072

Soggetti

World health

Health care rationing

Public health surveillance

Public health - Research - Methodology

Public health - International cooperation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"MG-317."

"Sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-115).

Nota di contenuto

The data challenge -- Current collections of health resource data -- A global health resource tracking system -- Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

Assesses current systems for tracking health resource flows to and within developing countries to determine what would constitute a truly global tracking system able to address both the needs of potential users and the current systems' limitations.