Measuring inequalities in the distribution of health workers: The case of Tanzania

Human Resources for Health

Volumn 7, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Munga, Michael A ^a,b   Mæstad, Ottar ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c CHR MICHELSEN INSTITUTE   (Norway)

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EID: 62849088574     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4491-7-4     Document Type: Article

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