Getting doctors to do their best: The roles of ability and motivation in health care quality

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 682-700

  Leonard, Kenneth L ^a,b   Masatu, Melkiory C ^c   Vialou, Alexandre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Centre for Educational Development in Health Arusha ^*  (United States)

^c Elderly and Children   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; KNOWLEDGE; TRAINING;

AFRICA; ARUSHA [TANZANIA]; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 34547446032     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.xlii.3.682     Document Type: Article

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