Contracting for basic health care in rural Guatemala - Comparison of the performance of three delivery models

World Bank Working Paper

Volumn , Issue 57, 2005, Pages 49-87

  Danel, Isabella ^a   La Forgia, Gerard ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE; RURAL PLANNING; SERVICE PROVISION;

EID: 23344431784     PISSN: 17265878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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