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. 2005 Oct 1;331(7519):762-5.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7519.762.

Removing user fees for primary care in Africa: the need for careful action

Lucy Gilson  1 , Di McIntyre
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Removing user fees for primary care in Africa: the need for careful action

Lucy Gilson et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Current calls for the removal of user fees respond to evidence of their regressive impacts and their role in enhancing social exclusion—but removal must be carefully managed because this action may have negative impacts on the wider health system

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