Informal economic activities of public health workers in Uganda: implications for quality and accessibility of care.

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Published in Soc Sci Med on October 01, 1999

Authors

B McPake1, D Asiimwe, F Mwesigye, M Ofumbi, L Ortenblad, P Streefland, A Turinde

Author Affiliations

1: Health Economic and Financing Programme, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK. b.mcpake@lshtm.ac.uk

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