Health care financing in Iran; Is privatization a good solution?

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 14-23

  Davari, M ^a   Haycox, A ^b   Walley, T ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Financing; Healthcare; Iran; Privatization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863848198     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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