Decentralization of health systems in Ghana, Zambia, Uganda and the Philippines: a comparative analysis of decision space.

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Published in Health Policy Plan on March 01, 2002

Authors

Thomas J Bossert1, Joel C Beauvais

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Population and International Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA. tbossert@hsph.harvard.edu

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