Incentives could induce ethiopian doctors and nurses to work in rural settings

Health Affairs

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1452-1460

  Hanson, Kara ^a   Jack, William ^b  

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

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHIOPIA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOUSING; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MOTIVATION; NURSE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SALARY; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ETHIOPIA; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; NURSES; PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE PLANS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 77958172760     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2009.0164     Document Type: Article

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