Financial incentives and barriers to access

Access to Health Care

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 104-122

  Hughes, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 54849403352     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203867952     Document Type: Chapter

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