Salary inequality and primary care integration in South Africa

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 723-729

  Bachmann, Max O ^a,b   Makan, Bupendra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health policy; Personnel administration; Quantitative modelling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; NURSE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SALARY; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0030857853     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(96)00406-6     Document Type: Article

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