Negotiating markets for health: An exploration of physicians' engagement in dual practice in three African capital cities

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 774-783

  Russo, Giuliano ^a   McPake, Barbara ^b   Fronteira, Inês ^a   Ferrinho, Paulo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE HIGIENE E MEDICINA TROPICAL   (Portugal)

^b QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cape Verde; Dual practice; Guinea Bissau; Health system research in low income countries; Human resources for health; Mozambique; Multiple job holding; Physicians in Africa

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AFRICA; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PHYSICIANS; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84907055453     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czt071     Document Type: Article

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