Why there is so much enthusiasm for performance-based financing, particularly in developing countries

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Robert Soeters et al. Bull World Health Organ. 2011.

. 2011 Sep 1;89(9):700.

doi: 10.2471/BLT.11.089987.

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Can performance-based financing be used to reform health systems in developing countries?
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