Physicians in private practice: reasons for being a social franchise member

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 10, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Huntington, Dale ^a   Mundy, Gary ^b   Hom, Nang M ^c   Li, Qingfeng ^d   Aung, Tin ^c  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b POPULATION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c PSI/Myanmar   (Myanmar)

^d 3101 Huntingdon Ave ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Myanmar; Reproductive health; Social franchising

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MOTIVATION; MYANMAR; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN INCOME; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL FRANCHISING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; HUMANS; MYANMAR; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PRIVATE SECTOR; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL MARKETING; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 84864396774     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4505-10-25     Document Type: Article

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