Monitoring the referral system through benchmarking in rural Niger: an evaluation of the functional relation between health centres and the district hospital

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The main objective of this study is to establish a benchmark for referral rates in rural Niger so as to allow interpretation of routine referral data to assess the performance of the referral system in Niger.</p> <p>Metho...

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Main Authors: Miyé Hamidou, Abdoulaye Mahaman S, Abache Ranaou, Bossyns Paul, Depoorter Anne-Marie, Van Lerberghe Wim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-04-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/6/51