Health-systems efficiency in the Russian Federation: tuberculosis control

• Main Authors: Floyd Katherine (Author), Hutubessy Raymond (Author), Samyshkin Yevgeniy (Author), Korobitsyn Alexei (Author), Fedorin Ivan (Author), Volchenkov Gregory (Author), Kazeonny Boris (Author), Coker Richard (Author), Drobniewski Francis (Author), Jakubowiak Wieslaw (Author), Shilova Margarita (Author), Atun Rifat A (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To conduct a comprehensive assessment of the case-mix of patients admitted to tuberculosis hospitals and the reasons for their admission in four Russian regions: Ivanovo, Orel, Samara and Vladimir. We also sought to quantify the extent to which efficiency could be improved by reducing hos...