Regulating the for-profit private health sector: Lessons from East and Southern Africa

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 30, Issue , 2015, Pages i93-i102

  Doherty, Jane E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; legislation; Private sector

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MANAGEMENT; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOUTH AFRICA;

AFRICA, EASTERN; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; POLICY MAKING; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84961378522     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czu111     Document Type: Article

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