The quality of medical care in low-income countries: From providers to markets

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 4-

  Das, Jishnu ^a,b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b CENTRE FOR POLICY RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN INCOME; SOCIAL MARKETING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INCOME; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INCOME; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 79955514496     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000432     Document Type: Article

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