Empirical studies on informal patient payments for health care services: a systematic and critical review of research methods and instruments

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Empirical evidence demonstrates that informal patient payments are an important feature of many health care systems. However, the study of these payments is a challenging task because of their potentially illegal and sensitive nature...

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Main Authors: Pavlova Milena, Stepurko Tetiana, Gryga Irena, Groot Wim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-09-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/10/273