Quality of private and public ambulatory health care in low and middle income countries: systematic review of comparative studies.

BACKGROUND: In developing countries, the private sector provides a substantial proportion of primary health care to low income groups for communicable and non-communicable diseases. These providers are therefore central to improving health outcomes. We need to know how their services compare to thos...

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Main Authors: Sima Berendes, Peter Heywood, Sandy Oliver, Paul Garner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-04-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3075233?pdf=render