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