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Review
. 2011 Apr;8(4):e1000432.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000432. Epub 2011 Apr 12.

The quality of medical care in low-income countries: from providers to markets

Jishnu Das  1
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Review

The quality of medical care in low-income countries: from providers to markets

Jishnu Das. PLoS Med. 2011 Apr.

Abstract

Jishnu Das provides a perspective on a research article by Paul Garner and colleagues that reports a systematic review of 80 studies comparing the quality of private versus public ambulatory health care in low and middle income countries.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

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