Use of standardised patients to assess quality of healthcare in Nairobi, Kenya: A pilot, cross-sectional study with international comparisons

BMJ Global Health

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2017, Pages

  Daniels, Benjamin ^a   Dolinger, Amy ^a   Bedoya, Guadalupe ^a   Rogo, Khama ^a   Goicoechea, Ana ^a   Coarasa, Jorge ^a   Wafula, Francis ^a,b   Mwaura, Njeri ^a   Kimeu, Redemptar ^c   Das, Jishnu ^a,d  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b STRATHMORE UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c Talana Specialists Centre   (Kenya)

^d CENTRE FOR POLICY RESEARCH   (India)

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EID: 85032831765     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20597908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000333     Document Type: Article

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