User costs and informal payments for care in the largest maternity hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal

Health Science Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 317-334

  Simkhada, Padam ^a,b,c,d   van Teijlingen, Edwin ^b,d   Sharma, Gaurav ^e   Simkhada, Bibha ^c   Townend, John ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b PURBANCHAL UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e WHO   (India)

^f MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childbirth; Corruption; Developing countries; Informal payment; Obstetric care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859358892     PISSN: 11087366     EISSN: 1791809X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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