Does task shifting yield cost savings and improve efficiency for health systems? A systematic review of evidence from low-income and middle-income countries.

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Published in Hum Resour Health on April 13, 2017

Authors

Gabriel Seidman1, Rifat Atun2

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, United States of America. Gabriel.seidman@gmail.com.
2: Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, United States of America.

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