Can working with the private for-profit sector improve utilization of quality health services by the poor? A systematic review of the literature

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 6, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Patouillard, Edith ^a   Goodman, Catherine A ^a,b   Hanson, Kara G ^a   Mills, Anne J ^a  

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

^b KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POPULATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SOCIAL MARKETING; SOCIAL STATUS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 38049004345     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-6-17     Document Type: Review

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