Use of social audits to examine unofficial payments in government health services: Experience in South Asia, Africa, and Europe

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages

  Paredes Solís, Sergio ^a   Andersson, Neil ^a   Ledogar, Robert J ^b   Cockcroft, Anne ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE GUERRERO   (Mexico)

^b CIETinternational   (United States)

^c CIET TRUST BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIA; CRIME; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS;

ASIA; CRIME; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84055194406     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-11-S2-S12     Document Type: Review

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