Informal payments and the quality of health care in Tanzania: Results from qualitative research

Working Paper - Chr. Michelsen Institute

Volumn , Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1-16

  Mæstad, Ottar ^a   Mwisongo, Aziza ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Corruption; Health worker; Informal payments; Performance; Quality of health care; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

CORRUPTION; DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH WORKER; INFORMAL SECTOR; KNOWLEDGE; RENT SEEKING; WORKPLACE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 41449098318     PISSN: 08043639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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