The market shaping of charges, trust and abuse: Health care transactions in Tanzania

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1385-1395

  Tibandebage, Paula ^a   Mackintosh, Maureen ^b  

^a Walton Hall ^*  (Tanzania)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capabilities; Exclusion; Health care transaction; Incentives; Tanzania; Trust

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE;

ABUSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MARKETING; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL STATUS; TANZANIA; TRUST;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEES AND CHARGES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; POVERTY; SOCIAL CLASS; TANZANIA; TRUST;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA; WORLD;

EID: 22244485983     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.11.072     Document Type: Conference Paper

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