Haïti and the health marketplace: The role of the private, informal market in filling the gaps left by the state

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Durham, J ^a   Michael, Marcos ^a   Hill, P S ^a   Paviignani, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EMPLOYMENT; HAITI; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; PRIVATE SECTOR; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMPLOYMENT; HAITI; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PATIENTS' ROOMS; POLICY MAKING; POVERTY; PRIVATE SECTOR; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84942291922     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-015-1088-5     Document Type: Article

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