Demand for public health care in Pakistan

Pakistan Development Review

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 141-153

  Akbari, Ather H ^a   RankuUuwa, Winul ^b   Kiani, Adiqa K ^c  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^c FEDERAL URDU UNIVERSITY OF ARTS   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Health care; Hospitals; Human resources; Policy; Public health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857833830     PISSN: 00309729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.30541/v48i2pp.141-153     Document Type: Review

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