Corruption in the health care sector: A barrier to access of orthopaedic care and medical devices in Uganda

BMC International Health and Human Rights

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Bouchard, Maryse ^a,b   Kohler, Jillian C ^a   Orbinski, James ^a   Howard, Andrew ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; FRAUD; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL DEVICE; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PERCEPTION; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SURGEON; UGANDA;

EID: 84860367764     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-698X-12-5     Document Type: Article

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