Perceived unfairness in working conditions: the case of public health services in Tanzania.

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Published in BMC Health Serv Res on February 12, 2011

Authors

Nils Gunnar Songstad1, Ole Bjørn Rekdal, Deodatus Amadeus Massay, Astrid Blystad

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for International Health, University of Bergen, P,O, Box 7804, 5020 Bergen, Norway. nils.gunnar.songstad@cih.uib.no

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