Contracts in the real world: Case studies from Southern Africa

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2505-2514

  Palmer, Natasha ^a   Mills, Anne ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contracts; Primary care; Public private partnerships; Southern Africa

Indexed keywords

PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; SERVICE PROVISION;

ARTICLE; CONTRACT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; INCOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; URBAN AREA;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 16244408306     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.11.030     Document Type: Article

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