How and why public sector doctors engage in private practice in Portuguese-speaking African countries

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 332-338

  Ferrinho, Paulo ^a,g,h   Van Lerberghe, Wim ^b   Julien, Manuel Romano ^c   Fresta, Evelize ^d,i   Gomes, Aurélio ^e   Dias, Francisco ^f,j   Gonçalves, Aldina ^a   Bäckström, Bárbara ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE HIGIENE E MEDICINA TROPICAL   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^c EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

^d Instituto Nacional de Luta contra a Sida INLS   (Angola)

^e Ctro Reg Desenvolvimento Sanitario   (Mozambique)

^f Lab de Saúde Pública   (Guinea-Bissau)

^g Gelukspan Community Hospital   (South Africa)

^h University Clinic   (South Africa)

ⁱ Ministry of Health   (Angola)

^j Ministry of Health   (Guinea-Bissau)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; EMPLOYEE; EXPECTATION; GOVERNMENT; GUINEA-BISSAU; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCOME; MOTIVATION; MOZAMBIQUE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALARY; URBAN AREA;

AFRICA; AFRICA, WESTERN; ANGOLA; GUINEA-BISSAU; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INCOME; MOZAMBIQUE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS;

EID: 0031714006     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/13.3.332     Document Type: Article

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